Project Coordinator Review

Working at the Keystone Group has been a great placement! My office and team was very helpful and supportive. They made me feel like part of the team. I have got to develop new skills which only the working environment could prepare me for. My placement year was full of challenges but it was very enjoyable.

I always felt valued in my office by my colleagues within my office and by colleagues in difference offices. When decisions were to be made i was always asked on my opinion and my views and they were always valued and taken into account. The work and tasks which i completed was always appreciated. I was regarded as a permanent member of staff and was never treated differently. I was made to feel like part of the team. There was always social events being organised which I was able to be involved in too and get to socialise with other employees.

I was always provided with help, guidance and support whenever i needed it. My manager was excellent and was very helpful making sure i got the most benefit from my placement year. My manager meet regularly for reviews to discuss on my developments. i was provided with challenging tasks as my manager knew i was capable of completing these tasks. He would also provide me with advice and guidance on how to deal with difficult tasks which i may have overcome.

I was kept busy through out my placement year by developing new skills and managing tasks. I would work along side the engineer and detailers by helping them plan out their workload and their weekly planner. I would deal with sales order processing and dispatch to ensure everything which was required for the delivery was provided. There was a good balance with the workload and this also allowed me to think on my own initiative.

I felt that i was gave a lot of responsibility during my placement which i was grateful for as it allowed me to think on my own initiative and develop skills. I was made the "Driver" of the office to ensure all tasks were meeting deadline dates and everything were running as smoothly as possibly in regards to sales orders. After i started my placement the workload got very busy and new colleagues were employed for the same role as myself. I was responsible for training them and then providing and managing their workload too.

The skills which i have developed through out my placement year will assist my on final year by learning to communicate more clearly and work better as a team. i have developed many skills such as time keeping, organisational and management skills. i have also developed technical skills on excel and new IT applications which was introduced on my placement year.

The atmosphere in the office was good! Everyone was happy to help each other and had time for every one. We would always have a laugh and fun in the office but we this never interfered with out workload. On a friday afternoon we would usually have a catch up as it is the end of the week which was beneficial and quite relaxed too.

This work placement set was very well organised as other placement students were starting at the same time as myself. I was provided with a training schedule and got training with the required people. This was set up well as me and my manager sat down at the start and throughout the year and talked about goals and targets on what he wanted me to achieve.

In terms of training, I learnt and got a lot of training from people who had a lot of experience. The company has an office in England and i went over a few times throughout the year and got training from other employees who were doing a similar role to myself. I was good to experience how that office works in England and i got to meet them as well as i would be dealing and talking on the phone back in my office.

Future prospects for a career within the organisation is excellent as i have been offered a job on the completion of my degree. I am extremely happy with this as i have enjoyed my time on my placement year and am looking forward to returning. This has made me extremely happy as I feel that i have worked to my best ability towards my placement year and now it has paid of as i have been offered a job in return.

The organisation was very keen on planning social event and activities outside of work. This included evening for dinners with work employees and weekends away as a chance to socialise. Events would be organised to go see shows too. We also had the opportunity to attend social parties which the English office was planning such as their Christmas party. There was also chances of getting involved in volunteer opportunities.