Year in Industry - IT Review
by Boots
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.2
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The Company
3.4
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The Culture
3.6
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I have enjoyed the vast majority of my placement. Naturally in any job, there will be things that are less enjoyable than others, but on the whole I am very happy with my experience. The option for different opportunities is there.
I have been a critical member of several teams, providing work which is in use in the "Real World". I also received a lot of positive feedback which boosted my confidence and sense of worth within the company. I was welcomed into each team instantly, with no awkwardness at all.
My Management have been extremely present in my day to day work, checking up on me regularly in regards to my work and how I'm feeling personally. I genuinely feel they care about me outside of the workplace.
Moderately. I had days where I needed to actively go out and find work to do, but also days where I seemed to have mountains of work to get through!
It really depended on my team and what was going on at the time. for the most part - lots I have done work which has been implemented in the "real world" and has made a difference to customers, as well as working on big hardware changes for stores.
I have experienced several different departments within IT and from that, deduced what it is I like and don't, which has influenced what I imagine my career path to be when I leave Uni. I have also done training in programming to improve those skills.
The Company
The general atmosphere in the office is very light-hearted. There are plenty of jokes, but work is still taken seriously.
to start with - not good. A mis-communication between departments meant they were not ready for me to arrive. as such, it took a few weeks for me to actually have everything I needed and some work to do. once set up - I had no issues with it.
I did plenty of personal development exercises such as "Total SDI" and "myers briggs". I also did till training and programming training.
Flexi Time
Subsidised/Company Gym
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Working from home
Very, Personally I would like to experience a different company when I finish university, but I would have no problems in returning to Boots
The Culture
Nothing was really organised between colleagues in my team outside of work but I regularly met the other Year in Industry students for drinks and a catch up.
Not too high. A pint averages at £3.80, food was good value too.
Really good, Nottingham has plenty of good bars and clubs
There are a number of opportunities but you have to go and find them. They are not advertised very well.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
East Midlands
October 2019
