Treasury Intern Review

by Siemens

This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.

Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • As a first 'office' job it was a great inside into the corporate world

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • They made me feel like one of the team and not just the 12month intern

    4/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • I was provided with plent of online training and one to one meetings.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Majority of the time i had my own workload but this varied with the time of month and quarter

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I was given more responcibility than i thought..producing reports for the CFO of the company

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • It i worked in a different area to my degree path however i know what i have learnt will benifit me in the future

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Its quiet and chilled out, everyone is doing there own work but theres no problem when we stop to chat etc

    3/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • The first couple of weeks the IT side was a bit useless but after that initial point its been seamless

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • They have invested quiet a lot into me. giving me the opportunity to travel to different parts of the country as well as attending courses and seminars...potenial for international travel too!

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    4/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • The previous intern has been offered a job...i am going back to study so not relivant for me..helped me gain network contacts in other companies

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Due to the situation of the company building it could be better...if the location was more centralised to the capital i think it would be varstly improved

    3/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Not too bad considering we are within 30mins of central london

    4/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Good.. large towns such as reading and guilford are 20mins away and London 30mins

    4/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • There is a social football team and charity events happen a few times a year

    4/5

    Report this review

Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

May 2013


View More Reviews