summer placement Review

by Atkins

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Rating

2.4/5
  • The Role
    3.0
  • The Company
    2.0
  • The Culture
    2.0

    The Role

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

    • Work was interesting and engaging. Learnt new things which helped with degree

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Colleagues were really friendly and helpful. Everyone made you feel welcome

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

    • Tended to be graduates who gave the most insight and help rather than management.

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

    • Occasionally very busy, but had little or no work for a significant amount of time.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Any work was checked so felt like had little responsibility.

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Helped to reinforce knowledge already learnt at University, however knowledge was limited to few modules.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • For the majority, everyone got along and were pleasant. Office could have done with a clean.

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

    • Felt like there was little (if any) work at points. Felt like I was a hindrance when having to ask for work repeatedly.

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

    • One member of management spent time with me working on my ICE attributes.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • My perspective is that the company has a good graduate scheme .

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Met 2 summer placements from another department towards end of placement. An event could have been run to introduce us to summer placement students within other departments.

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Epsom office is near to my family home so this was not really a concern of mine.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Limited, popular attractions are far with limited public transport options.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Department ran a lot of events but would have been nice to see more the team involved.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

South East

November 2019

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