Global staff engineer EMEA Review

by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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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?

    • I enjoyed the different things in my job but not the day to day things

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

    • I felt valued by most colleagues and they involved me a lot

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

    • Not much support was given

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

    • I was very busy and often worked after hours

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

    • I was given a lot of responsibility at the best of times and got fovenmany opportunities

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

    • The skills I acquired have laid out a future career path for me and have also helped me to focus my studies best in final year

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere was always busy friendly and fun. Everyone got along and we have an open door policy so management, interns, sales teams and all are working on the same level

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

    • The placement was not organised my job was awful but luckily many opportunities arose to keep me busy

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

    • The company set up a sales training program which developed 15 candidates very strongly in the field of sales

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

    • Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very appealing I want to return to Hewlett Packard Enterprise

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes there were many interns and we did a lot of things together. Work teams also do a lot like nights out and trips etc

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

    • Living in reading was not cheap but not expensive socialising was expensive and there aren’t many good places to go

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

    • Awful there are no places to go in reading I would not recommend it

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

    • There were not many opportunities outside of work it was a very work based placement

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

August 2019

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