Vacation Scheme Review

by Shoosmiths

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Rating

4/5
  • About You
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.3
  • Everything Else
    3.4

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • Very enjoyable, made to feel welcome and given useful experience

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Everyone was very approachable and friendly

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Generally very good but assessed project tasks were vague/ambiguous at times

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

    • Very helpful practical experience

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Mostly done on an ad-hoc basis depending on what work was available

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Very good, friendly, encouraging, etc

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

    • Was included and given work and experience wherever relevant; felt like supervisor really wanted me to get as much experience as I possibly could.

    4/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • To a large extent

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • A lot

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Really enjoyed my time here, which allayed any fears I had about not enjoying law.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • Very decent pay for a student outside London. Would have done it for free given experience.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Outside of the team I was placed in, not fantastic

    3/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Not many social event opportunities, though this was expected given the size of the firm and the length of my stay. Had sushi on one day, which was nice.

    3/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes, but wasn't here long enough to take part in any

    3/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Absolutely.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

East Midlands

June 2017

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