HR intern Review

by Siemens

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Rating

2.5/5
  • The Role
    2.5
  • The Company
    2.5
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

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

    • Enjoyed it with the manager and team I am surrounded in on a daily basis. However the exposure has been rather scattered and with two different line managers this has been challenging during my internship. I enjoyed having the other graduates in the company but more networking can be done

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I feel valued

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

    • I have been given great support during my time

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Not busy at all during the initial months and often left with not much to do at all - only 8 months in I feel truly settled in what I’m doing

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Given a lot of responsibility but only till 3-4 months in

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I have graduated already but feel I have a good set of work place skills under my belt that I can apply externally in a confident manner

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Really energising atmosphere but with so many people on a flexible working hours or location, often there is only 2 people in the office which I don’t think is best for an intern and thus limiting their learning

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

    • Ok

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Inverted quite a lot but would expect that after a year internship and have a degree that I would be offered a position in the company, however due to headcount issues and merger this has not happened. There is no obvious career progression and I can’t enter a graduate HR programme as Siemens don’t offer one and the jobs advertised aren’t an obvious career progression either and this needs to change

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • National Travel
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Appealing but no opportunities currently which means I have to look more actively externally

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • £600

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • There is none

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

    • Not really

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Operations

South West

June 2018

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