Business Development Specialist Review

by Astute Ltd.

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Rating

2.5/5
  • The Role
    2.3
  • The Company
    1.4
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

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

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

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

    • I was given support a lot from my supervisors and my manager, that was something that was defintely a benefit towards my work there as it helped me improve on my calls.

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

    • It wasn't the fact I was busy doing something, I felt I was busy doing nothing as in I could of done a lot more instead of doing a repetitve continously.

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

    • I didn't have much of a responsibility, I just continued to do a job that was ongoing but there was hardly responsibility as I didn't really do much.

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

    • I would say I have defintely improved on my communication skills, my organisation, being diligent and some what of my IT Skills. But nothing major that would spark something for a future IT Job role. It was more working with customers than an IT Related job.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • The environment was very strict and it being repetitve it just got very boring and mentally draining because of having fairly little communication with my peers.

    1/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • 2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • They didn't develop the skills that I wanted to gain from this experience, in hindsight I am quite annoyed and disappointed that I didn't get the experience that I hoped for.

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

    • Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 1/5

    The Culture

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

    • I got a long with all the other placement students and throughly enjoyed working alongside them!

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It was hard living, it wasnt difficult at all.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Always great!

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

    • 4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South West

February 2019

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