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Rating
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The Role
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The Company
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The Culture
- 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
Enjoyable and interesting work, very Excel oriented. Every interns project varies a lot and you have no input on what your project is, so slight pot luck in getting project ideal for you.
Very good friendly and collaborative atmosphere. Felt highly valued as intern and like my work was very much appreciated.
Due to a restructure occurring during my placement this was slightly hindered, graduates mentioned it was much better during their placement.
In some periods without guidance sometimes work load thinned.
My project involved investigating £120m spend. In a morning visiting treasury I was let execute swaps totalling around £40m.
Gained many useful technical and work place softer skills, yet to see how these transfer into my degree.
The Company
Very friendly and collaborative, even when during a time of widescale restructuring.
Many departments involved in internship, so lots of events organised. Overall running was incredibly smooth.
Many master classes run on topics varying from excel skills to commercial awareness. Access granted and encouraged to use Tesco Academy which has many great courses to learn skills, I attended one SQL course and a presentation skills course, both of which I would strongly recommend.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
National Travel
Working from home
Many varied roles, only drawback is main campus being in Welwyn Garden City would mean a relocation.
The Culture
Many events and nights out done between interns and within teams.
I remained in my London based university accommodation. Most not from London rented accommodation in Hatfield for about £90 per week, their journey then to work took about 45 mins.
Welwyn Garden City is very quiet, nights out were done in London.
I played 5 a side football with my team weekly.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Financial Management
South East
September 2017