Insight Day Review

by M&G plc

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Rating

4.7/5
  • About You
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.7
  • Everything Else
    5.0

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • Well structured and provided a great insight into working for M&GPrudential.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • During speed networking in particular the employees made a real effort to talk to us and give us into an insight into their careers at M&GPrudential.

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Were given good levels of guidance where required.

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

    • I think it will significantly help with my grad job applications, the employability skills in particular helped to highlight areas to focus my development on.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Extremely well structured, the trading exercise is particular was very well done. Managed to complete a lot of different activities within the day.

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Very good, everyone worked well together and shared their stories, it was quite a relaxed environment which I think helped.

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

    • It was only an insight day so they could only provide so much, but I feel I developed, and learnt, a lot from it all.

    4/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • This was an area the insight day particularly excelled in, hearing from multiple employees, across a variety of levels, about the positive culture and work life balance you get working for them really helped me to grasp what it's like to work at the company.

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Employees at all levels spoke very highly of the company culture.

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Attracted me greatly to a career at M&GPrudential and their graduate scheme.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • N/A

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Yes, speed networking over lunch with a vast number of employees was very insightful.

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Extremely good, able to network with those you wanted to learn more from and gain those invaluable insights.

    5/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes, we were told of volunteer days through the presentations and learnt of various sporting clubs whilst networking.

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Definitely, learnt a great deal and no real negatives to report.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Banking

London

October 2019

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