Wood Purchasing Summer Placement Review

I really enjoyed my placement at Egger. It was challenging for me, but it didn't take me out of my depth. I would recommend a placement/internship with Egger to anyone. I found that it has taught me many valuable skills that will be transferable to other jobs.

I felt extremely valued. I tried to help out as much as possible with daily tasks and I believe that I helped with the workload so that one person was not left with all of the work. I also wasn't just left to make cups of tea! I was given specific jobs to do.

I was given a large amount of support. I also was offered help at any point that it was needed. I never once felt unsupported or alone. I was very impressed by the support I received.

I was very busy doing lots of different jobs and tasks. It was a busy office and I tried to fit in and work at a good pace to ensure we managed to keep up with the workload. I wasn't bored during my placement and kept looking for more things to do if we had finished certain tasks.

I was given a small project to do myself, but apart from that I just helped with the day to day jobs that we needed to do in the office. I did not mind this as I felt like a real member of the team by helping out with the real work that they do on a daily basis.

I believe that the skills are invaluable! I think I have learnt a huge amount during my time at Egger and I will be able to use these skills in any situation, be it a job or daily life, in the future.

The office was chatty and fun but we all knew when we had to get work done and that you can't sit around all day! There was a fantastic balance between the two. I never once felt awkward or too quiet and everyone was so welcoming and chatty.

I started in the office straight away and felt like a part of the team from the very beginning. I was given training and shown many different aspects to enhance my placement experience. I didn't feel as though I was just a temporary member of staff.

There wasn't much room for personal training and development outside my normal work hours and my normal job role. I think if I had a longer placement I would've liked to be able to go on a training course or similar to enhance my skills even more.

I think that Egger is a fantastic international company to work for with some amazing perks. I would highly recommend working for them if you have the lucky opportunity! I think what they stand for and how they conduct their business is exceptional and I would jump at the chance to work for them.

I only met fellow students on my training. However, I thoroughly enjoyed making friends with my office colleagues and would say I will be friends for a long time with them even though I have currently only known them for a short amount of time.

I was living at home so I had no real living costs, as I was not having to rent a new property. Socialising here is very cheap and there are plenty of restaurants to go to and also bars or pubs to meet your colleagues at.

There are pubs and bars, but there are not many clubs etc. I would say that the nightlife is slightly lacking. However if you venture 30 minutes into Newcastle city centre there is a huge amount of nightlife. So you have to choose if you want to stay with just pubs etc or if you would like to go on a night out in clubs.

I didn't have many opportunities through work as I was only there for a short amount of time. I know that there are always different out of work activities that are advertised on the work website for people to participate in and if I had been working there for longer I would have taken part in as many as possible!