Events assistant Review

by China Internship Placements

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Rating

1.1/5
  • The Role
    0.6
  • The Company
    1.3
  • The Culture
    1.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Sadly I didn't enjoy my internship because they told me their was no work to do. my job description stated well spoken English needed, however, when I got their, they only had Chinese clients and told me to on WeChat during the whole duration of my internship.

    1/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Very little support from the manager and internship provider however colleagues seemed nice and wanted to get to know me. However I was excluded from team meetings that I should have been in because I was English.

    1/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Very poor guidance. No work to do, not sympathetic or understanding that I paid £3000 to the internship provider.

    1/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Had no work to do the whole time in the office and when I was out an events. As an events management intern, I should have been working at event but got told to sit in Starbucks for the whole 12 hours.

    1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • No responsibility at all as mentioned above.

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Absolutely none apart from learning about the culture, however I came to get experience working in events.

    1/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Lazy. People were sleeping and told me to enjoy it.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • I would put 0 if I could. I was stranded on arrival as no one from the internship provider was their with the key, did not have any Chinese lessons that I paid for, one site seeing activity out of 4, tried to make me pay extra for bills and healthcare, did not get a welcome pack, had my phone 19 days late there was a lack of communication. Very disorganised.

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • None. I didn't even meet the line manager. I had no training and no insite into the company.

    1/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Not appealing at all. They didn't assist me with anything or provide me with any work.

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • I didn't go out with colleagues however they were keen to get to know me.

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Very poor. I paid £700 to the internship program user for my accomodation. Previous Tennant paid 300. Poor value for money.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • I don't know because I didn't know anyone. I didn't get the social activities that I paid for, otherwise I would have known. I would have loved to have explored the nightlife.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • No because I didn't know anyone but I'm sure there are activities around. I didn't want to go alone.

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

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November 2017

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