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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
It was hard work, but I enjoyed the challenge and everything came together in the end ending in a real sense of satisfaction.
Those who I worked directly with were not in the country, but other people from outside my project team (apart from my manager) became good friends in the 3 months I was there.
I worked very closely with my manager as she was on the same project team, and when things started to get difficult she was very supportive and helped me to get through it.
Sometimes I was too busy, sometimes I wasn't busy enough but overall it was quite a good workload.
I was basically in charge of creating and rolling out a whole new process to all P&G sites, it is quite scary!
The project management skills I've developed have really helped me with my studies (particularly organising my dissertation) and I gained more confidence speaking with strangers and giving presentations. Genuinely felt like a different person when I left.
The Company
In my particular department there was not very much going on, but in the rest of the office and particuarly the social life amongst younger colleagues there was a lot of fun to be had. There are wiis on all floors, there is always someone to talk to and they organise things like nights out and meals all the time.
My only compaint, one of the projects I was handed was found to be impossible to deliver in the end and I spent a month struggling with it which was very stressful. This could have been avoided if it was better researched.
We had training days, and colleagues and recruitment managers were always around to give advice and feedback at short notice.
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Working from home
I received a job offer after my final presentation.
The Culture
We all lived together in halls of residence so we became very close.
Newcastle is cheap but we tended to go to quite expensive bars on work nights out, not student nights which are far cheaper!
Pretty good, lots of generic house music and R&B if that's your scene then brilliant. Otherwise if you are looking for something a bit more niche you may not find it that great!
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Information Technology
East of England
October 2009