Environmental Affairs Assistant Review

by Panasonic

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    3.4
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • It provided me with an opportunity to get to see how Environmental Affairs operates within a large multinational company. During my placement I dealt with a vast range of topics and had exposure to many different areas of Environmental Affairs.

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

    • Environmental Affairs is a small team so I felt very valued and an integral part throughout my year.

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

    • Great exposure to all areas of the business and would often have meetings with the MD of the company.

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

    • The type of work dependas on what is happening so is always fluctuating but throughout the whole year I had a good level of work

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

    • Given responsibility for a number of projects, some of which I thought up myself and project managed throughout, other times I had to submit information to comply with legislation.

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

    • Developed a fantastic range of skills which will stand me in good stead for any graduate job.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Small team

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

    • There was a lot of emphasis placed on me to decide what I wanted to focus on and was able to use my own initiative to come up with my own projects.

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

    • I was given training courses in all the programmes that I used as well as other personal development and practical training. My manager explained a lot about the areas of work and involved me in meetings he felt would be of interest to e, even though sometimes I would not be directly working on that topic.

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

    • Sports and Social Club

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

    • Panasonic do not run a Graduate scheme but have taken back a number of previous placement students in the past. Environmental Affairs/ Energy is a growing area of the company so there may be a job in the future.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were a total of 15 placement students in the head office in Bracknell and 11 of those lived in houses across the road from each other in Reading so kept a student lifestyle outside of work.

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

    • Reading was very reasonable, rent was quite cheap

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

    • Reading was a bit disappointing having come from University of Leeds but there is a big university here and a few bars and clubs in town so there is still an OK nighlife.

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

    • Depends how active you are, what activities you want to do. There are gym classes, football and badminton on site.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South West

July 2012

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