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Rating
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The Role
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The Company
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The Culture
- 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 think we weren't given enough information or training on what was expected of us so alot of the time we had a huge amount of catching up to do. However, everyone was very friendly and encouraged us to learn alot.
Some of the colleagues I worked with have become extremely close friends, and we have met up regularly even after leaving the company. On the shorter-term jobs, I found more of my seniors were colder and didn't really want to get to know me, which is understandable since it was busy season and they had one thing on their minds: to get the work done as quickly as possible.
We were offered very little training or support by the establishment, and had to rely on private relationships within the firm to help you get through the work you had been set.
Most of the time we were struggling to keep up with the sheer amount of work we had waiting for us- but on occasion, seniors would disappear off into meetings and we wouldn't have anything to do the whole day.
I was very surprised by how much they entrusted to us, from preparing entire sections of an audit file, to being asked to participate actively in very high-level meetings.
Definitely the elements of patience, persistence and continued strive for personal improvement will help me get through the next 7 years of my education!
The Company
It was always very quiet and work-focused. I felt very self-conscious if I had to raise my voice above a whisper.
Very little thought has been given to the actual structure of the placement but some elements of it were very good.
They offered us minimal training, and the monthly support meetings I had were quite useless. But the private support I received from some seniors was invaluable.
Subsidised Canteen
National Travel
Company Parties/Events
Above 25 days holiday
Working from home
I don't know if it's the line of work I want to go into, especially given the hours but I really like the firm.
The Culture
Our group hit it off really well right from the start. Since 6 of us are all going to the same university, there are only more fun times to come!
London is expensive. But then we all knew that.
There's more of a pub scene than a club scene, but no one's complaining!
Sailing and Diving were the ones I was interested in!
Details
Accounting, Banking, Financial Management
London
July 2012