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by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    2.8
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • It was hard work at times, staying till late at night. However, I learnt alot about the technology and myself.

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

    • The whole company is in teams, and sub teams etc. and everyone helps each other out

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

    • I can always contact my manager (who is based in romania) we also have a host who sits with us.

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

    • The longer I am at the company the busier I get...because they know we will be leaving soon. So they want us to do all the complicated things.

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

    • I am the owner of a internal site that over 300 people all over the world use.

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

    • i have dabbled with a lot of technologies, and languages that are transferable to any IT job.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone is very hardworking, although relaxed at the same time.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • We did not receive much information...and any that we did get was very last minute. Accomodation information less than a month before, the placement....after I had found myself a house.

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

    • We were encouraged to all the training we could and training was on-going.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Depends on the financial situation and current job cuts.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Could have been more social...there is different groups of people who dont mix togather alot of the time.

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

    • A little expensive, to what I am used too. But well worth it.

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

    • So many places to go, and not enough days...

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

    • There was always volunteering oppurtunities, fundraising trips etc.

    4/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

London

June 2012

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