Retailer Measurement Specialist Review
by Vauxhall
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
4.3
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The Company
2.6
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The Culture
2.6
- 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
The placement was a good experience. At times the work became tedious as I found myself doing the same routine every month so I had to develop ways to keep myself occupied. Overall the expereince was a very worthwhile and beneficial experience.
During the placement I felt extremely valued by my fellow colleagues. This is due to the fact that they give you responsibiliteis within the department and you are responsible for your successes and failures for the work that you produce. I also received many appraisals for the good work that I produced and this made me feel valued by the memebers within my department.
The support and guidance by management and other staff memebers was fantastic. The were very supportive in helping me settle into my role and they offered a lot of guidance when I needed help in any reports or presentations I was working on.
I was fairly busy on a daily basis but found myself many times with no work to do. This was not due to me not receiving enough work but due to the fact that I got to grips with the assignements I had to do very quickly and found ways of quickly completeing my workload.
I was given quite a lot of responsibility during the placement. I was given the responsibilty to produce reports for my departmental director, managers and network district managers. I even had to rpesent some of the work that I had to produce for them. Since I was given a role of responsibilty for my placement there was a lot of responsibilities given to me.
I developed a lot of key skills during the placement. This more down to the everyday tasks that I was doing within my job role than any training that I received, I improved my numeracy skills, excel skills, communication skills and presentation skills.
The Company
The atmosphere in the office was very vibrant and there was a lot of banter between the memebers of staff
The placement was very organised and strictured.
Peronsally I don't think very much or at all to be honest. The training was not the greatest and I had develop my skills just through work on the projects that I was given.
Sports and Social Club
Not that great to be honest. About 2 graduates from the undergraduate scheme are hire each year.
The Culture
Wasn't involved in the socials much so I couldn't give you an answer
The cost of living was decent, but the Luton area was not so great.
Have no idea.
Yh There was such as sporting activities and events held by the company
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Management, Information Technology, Logistics and Operations
East of England
June 2012
