Placement (Intern) Review

I very much enjoyed my placement, it taught me a wide range of skills that I will carry with me throughout my career. It taught me the importance of management, organisational skills and how to deal with people and situations accordingly.

I felt very well valued as an employee, despite the long hours of work and difficult situations I sometimes found myself in, it was always rewarding being praised by my management team once I successfully completed any tasks which were assigned to me.

My managers were absolutely great! My area, branch and assistant managers were all lovely people who always had time to help me out and assist me in anything that I need helped with. They focuses on the importance of progression within the company and always pushed me to become a better person as well as employee.

Very busy, every day there were new tasks and things to learn about. employee development is key within enterprise as it always looks to help you further your understanding of the importance in having a balanced work schedule.

During my placement I always asked what I could do to improve myself. I always looked to take on new roles and develop my understanding. Once a task was successfully completed, my managers built great trust in me and allowed me to take on tasks using my own initiative and resolutions. During times of short staffing, my managers allowed me and put trust in me to take on management style roles within the branch. this allowed me to develop my understanding and also help those around me more in their development.

I have no doubt that this year and the experience I have gained from it will help me in the development and progression with my studies in the future. I have learnt key skills such as time management, communication skills, self discipline and many more traits. Overall, I feel as a person my mind is more open to others and I am able to deal with issues more accordingly.

It was very bubbly, long term customers developed a great relationship with us and the actual employees working within the office all knew each other well and as a result the branch operated successfully. We all respected and understood each other, due to our great understanding we were able to raise any issues that may have risen from the beginning and tackled them to ensure we maintained a branch which relaxing and enjoyable to be in. despite many of us coming from various backgrounds, with different beliefs, we were able to put our differences aside and work effectively as a team!

Employee development played a major role within the placement year as management helped to set up key goals and targets which I aimed to reach throughout the year. In addition to this, we had regular training sessions which helped to develop our understanding of the company as well as the importance of why various procedures are followed. Due to everyone getting on well together, it made the role so much more enjoyable and allowed the time to fly by!

I attended regular training sessions and meetings which helped to better my understanding of the importance in my role and how to take on more responsibility which could result in my progression within the company. When I was successful in my roles, management pointed it out and always praised me which made me feel as if I had been successful and taken the correct choices.

The more you progress, the better the benefits become! Knowing that everyone within the company has played the same role also makes the vision so much more understanding as well as believable. In house recruitment shows the company believes in progress as well.

The area group of which I worked in (central London) was quite good, there were regular events for those who wanted to socialise and everyone was always welcome which felt good. I believe more events could be done to help those working in branches and those working in head office interact a bit better, however these are two completely different departments.

The cost of living wasn't extremely high, however there are branches situated throughout the country which means some areas may be entirely different to others. As I worked in London, it is considerably more expensive than other cities however the job role is so rewarding and financial gain is great which covers it.

GREAT! ITS LONDON.

Yes, there are events and social activities for everyone. No matter what their shape, size or back group and beliefs. This meant it was quite easy to settle in as there were loads of opportunities to make new friends and find something new or entertaining to do.