Vacation Placement Student Review

by Pinsent Masons LLP

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Rating

2.8/5
  • The Role
    2.5
  • The Company
    3.1
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • Didn't feel like I was given enough work to do, and wasn't pushed. Became quite tedious having to constantly hassle mentor to pass work down to me.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Only really met my supervisor trainee, and some of the other trainees. No one else in my department was available to meet me. Felt at times like I was a burden on my supervisor, because he had to keep finding work for me to do.

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

    • The Graduate Recruitment team were excellent and provided much support throughout the course of the placement - it was the trainee who let it down!

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

    • Quite bored - little work given to me, none was particularly time consuming or challenging, felt I could have been pushed more.

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

    • Given little responsibility. All tasks given to me where not for real clients.

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Training and skills taken from group exercise will serve well in the future, I have also benefited from experiencing the culture of this office environment.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Office was very quiet and subdued, possibly as a result of the current economic climate.

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

    • Placement was very well organized by graduate recruitment, however, time spent in department was a bit hit and miss at times, there was no real structure or pattern to the few tasks I was asked to complete.

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

    • The company invested heavily in training and practice presentations for us, from which I benefited tremendously.

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

    • National Travel

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Overall, there is potentially for future employment, and I have just completed a training contract interview with the firm.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes, social evenings/lunches were organized.

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

    • Affordable.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Ok!

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Social evenings were organized, and there was also a hockey team.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Yorkshire and Humberside

July 2009

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