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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
Had some amazing opportunities to look at work outside of my field.
Everyone was supportive and included me in their projects.
My line manager was often poor at giving me work, but I learnt to find my own opportunities.
Sometimes very busy, sometimes less so, depending on time of year. (End of financial year is busy, start is less so)
Able to take my own route provided I kept project lead updated. Took on a technical lead role for one project.
Learnt a lot about time management and organisation and all those kind of personal skills. Only partially related to my degree but field I worked in was not neccessarily something you can learn at university.
The Company
The public sector is underfunded and often there are frustrating restrictions on what can and can't be done, but personally I found everyone upbeat and enthusiastic.
I worked on a variety of projects, but often there was no clear plan for me, I picked up work as I went along.
I went through the full training provided to all new starters.
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
Currently applying for a scholarship with them and hopefully a graduate role.
The Culture
Yes, and there's plenty of other students and graduates. Limited opportunities to meet people in other departments/on other sites.
I went to uni in London so wasn't too shocked... However it is an expensive area.
half hour from London, near to Bluewater shopping centre...
There is a new starters club which runs talks, outings etc etc for new starters (and old timers....)
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
South East
July 2013