Account Manager Support Intern Review

by Handelsbanken

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    2.6

    The Role

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

    • Thoroughly enjoyed the internship, had a great time with the team and was given substantial work to do

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

    • Felt valued and a part of the team. Was treated well and had a very understanding and supportive manager

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

    • Given substantial support by manager, team always willing to help and guide me. Not spoon fed but still given enough help to help me succeed and complete tasks

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

    • Was given substantial work to do and very rarely sat and did nothing. If given nothing to do I would ask for work and would be given more than enough to do

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

    • Given substantial responsibility. Was allowed to speak to clients on the phone within a few days of starting

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

    • Will greatly help me in the future when I look to work within financial services. Training modules helped me to develop a wider understanding of the work I am completing and taught me a lot

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Very fun team, always chatting but hard working. Had a good laugh from time to time. Friendly atmosphere and very welcoming from the outset

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

    • Not much structure as it is a fairly new internship scheme for the bank. Nonetheless I still had work to do and kept myself busy. Had a training day at Head office and a visit day and regular meetings with HR.

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

    • Was given the opportunity to attend head office for a training day and also for a visit day

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

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

    • Was told that there is the opportunity to come back for a secured summer internship next summer

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Was placed in a central Birmingham branch so there was a fair amount of social events organised by the interns ourselves such as dinners and drinks etc

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

    • Fairly affordable - dependent on where socialising took place

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

    • Central Birmingham so very good night life

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

    • Not many

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

West Midlands

August 2019

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