Intern Review
by Hays
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.7
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The Company
3.8
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The Culture
3.9
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Really enjoyable year. Great overall experience and skill building.
Plenty of praise in and amongst individuals and the group when you place someone, make some money, find a lead or a new role etc. Plenty of recognition mapped in to the company through reward schemes too.
Plenty of experienced people on hand to offer support, their 2 cents or a helping hand. Not just your manager! Training days are held and you get the impression you can go to anyone with a problem and be offered guidance to a solution.
Recruitment is impossible to predict in terms of traffic - yes there are slower days where job flow suffers but on busy days.. you are BUSY!
I was given a role the same as any new starter - 360 full recruitment. I know some interns are just resourcers or have reduced roles. I was in charge of my own business development, candidate management and desk management.
Skills focussed around communication, negotiation, confidence and selling etc all massively improved. I now find all interactions using these skills to be much much less of a challenge. Sets you up very well for the future.
The Company
Good atmosphere. Recruitment generally has a higher turnover as lots of people think they can do the job but do not have the soft skills to make it. Plenty of people in it for the long haul too! Incentive days, incentive trips etc are a common theme.
Overall you are mainly left to get to it and be a consultant for a year - which is good. I personally wouldn't want to be chopping and changing jobs and going on loads of different insight days etc. This largely depends on whether you are looking to experience difference areas of a business or just become great at one job.
New permanent consultants usually get 2 training trips to London. Interns only get 1.. In my instance I was expected to do the same job as them in that timing - with less formal training.
Company Parties/Events
Very good progression. Structured. You can really travel upwards in <5 years.
The Culture
Definitely. I was the only student but everyone is young and outgoing.
N/A.
Standard town nightlife.
No real activities. Just nights out.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
South East
June 2017
