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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
Great job. Other members of staff were nice and made you feel really welcome.
Really nice people and good team spirit acvross not just immediate colleagues but the whole company.
encouraged to ask qurestions and given as much aid as required.
A little bored at times but on the whole given enough work to keep busy.
Good level of responsibility and was nice to get the chance to liaise with senior staff.
Very useful. Exactly the sort of thing I wanted to do after and now am doing a similar job. A worthwhile experience.
The Company
Friendly staff and good company events.
Very well set up. Work schedule and targets set in place long before I had arrived and stuck to with a bit of flexibility for any changes required.
Training encouraged to become as good as possible despite only being there for a year.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Above 25 days holiday
Unfortunately not too many positions in my area. However, other interns have bene able to acquire work back at the company.
The Culture
Good sports events to get to know everyione at the company including fellow interns and regular members of staff.
Well paid but always more expensive living in the south.
Poor nightlife aroudn the area but not too far from London and other areas for nights out.
Encouraged to do sports including tennis courts and a football pitch on site.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Accounting, Financial Management
South West
October 2012