Assitant Consultant Review

by Alpha Solutions

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    2.4

    The Role

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

    • For the whole year experience there were a lot of up and downs, especially considering how to manage my personal time after work and income to pay for my bills.

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

    • I would say a moderate amount, seeing I work on very important projects. However at times due to my position not so much as well.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • The support was always there however I did feel a bit shy and nervous has my supervisors were busy themselves and would not want to seem like they should "spoon feed" me.

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

    • Busy during projects. But when finished, would be very bored waiting on another task. However, I did use the free time to work on units such as CROWL, which was beneficial

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given a vast amount of creative freedom during projects.

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

    • Skills for life, as not only did I learn a lot professionally in the office with presentation of results but as well as managing myself outside work as well.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • During major projects, time would fly. However boring when no work available.

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

    • At times there would be miss communications has I moved between consultation and marketing departments, but overall was good.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • As the company was a medium size, I feel they did invest enough in me as the projects I was assigned had a sizeable influence on the company.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Being a german speaking company, a bit hard as I was english speaking and learning German at the time.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Not so much as I found it expensive to enjoy myself in that area with colleagues.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Low, Switzerland's cost of living was HIGH.

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

    • Not the best I had been to, comparing University life in Manchester.

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

    • Quite high, being I was interested in hiking and sports.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

International

June 2012