first year Review

by Southwestern Advantage

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    2.9
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Awesome, it was a great experience for the rest of my life!

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I would say I was the most popular person on Sunday meetings

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • They always tried to help me

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • It wasnt that bad, if you are organized you can do anything

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • just be responsible for myself

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • really useful

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • so serious on sunday meetings, otherwise it was fun

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • great job!

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • in money not much, in effort to me improved a lot

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    International Travel
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I dont work for them for the next summer, it was great but enough, i dont think I am a great salesman

    2/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • every single sunday we had meetings with our organization, we went to beach, to the movie theathre

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • huge expenses, but the host family where I stayed tried to help us a lot, they took us for dinners

    5/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • we were working until 9pm, so no nightlife, we were so busy for that

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • not really, i couldnt do what i wanted, i couldnt go where i wanted to go

    1/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Education/Teaching

International

September 2011

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