Finance Placement Review

by Caterpillar

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.4
  • The Culture
    2.0

    The Role

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

    • I have thoroughly enjoyed my time working for caterpillar's sub company Perkins in the finance department. I have learnt how to apply the things I was study in university, in a real life scenario within business.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Lovely bunch to work with. Not overly strict and not too lenient, just right in the middle.

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

    • brilliant manager, very supportive and helpful.

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

    • always busy, always work to do. I had daily jobs to complete and journals to prepare for month-end reporting.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I had quite a large responsibility. I was responsible for publishing and sending the daily sales analysis for previous days to almost the whole business.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • A real eye-opening year to give me a great insight into what working life is life in the role as an accountant, which will help me in my last year of studying as I can apply real life experience to help with my studies.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • quite a lively office with plenty of chitter-chatter rather than an eerie silence.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • well organised programme for placement students.

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

    • my manager was very helpful in training and I was always able to ask him or any other colleagues for help if/when I needed.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Above 25 days holiday
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • It is a world-renown organisation which has many opportunities for progression. I would be interested in returning, if circumstances allowed.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Only one other placement student on site with myself and generally working with an elder generation, enjoyable none-the-less.

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Pretty average and expected living and socialising costs, nothing out of the ordinary.

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

    • didn't get much chance to experience it fully as being hungover at work 9am the next morning is a good enough deterrent to give it a miss!!

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

    • 2/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

North West

June 2018

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