Vacation Scheme Review

by Linklaters

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Rating

4.5/5
  • The Role
    4.7
  • The Company
    4.6
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • A fantastic experience

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

    • Everyone extremely friendly and willing to delegate - general consensus that once you have got this far, you are good enough to be given responsibility and respect.

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

    • Extremely supportive and helpful and willing to take time out to explain and answer questions.

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

    • Almost always had something to do...if not there is so much useful info on their intranet site that there is no need to ever be doing nothing.

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

    • Good responsibility and varied work.

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

    • Learnt a lot from department work and departmental talks and workshops. Great networking opportunities.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Very busy people with lots to do some naturally some stress - but cake wednesdays and friday drinks and an incredible subsidised staff restaurant balance that out fairly well.

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

    • Very.

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

    • Loads of useful talks and workshops - know a lot more now than I did when I arrived! Principals/trainee buddies are definitely instructed to focus on your development and skills - appraisals are a useful tool to give feedback on positives and negatives of general performance.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

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

    • Excellent retention rate of vac schemers for training contracts, and trainees for post-qualification. However, many do not tend to stay beyond a couple of years post-qualification...although obviously many people do stay and enjoy it despite long hours.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Good mix of people - generally very sociable.

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

    • Central London - not cheap - however Linklaters put on so many social events that they spend far more money than we do!

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Central London, lots to do.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Up to the individual vac schemer to get involved but it is made clear that the option is there to get involved from the outset. A large number of activities put on outside of work for vac schemers (cookery course, cocktail making, treasure hunt, city tour, dinners, lunches and more - very busy)

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Commercial Banking, Legal/Law

London

July 2012

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