Commercial Assistant Review

by WCCTV

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • Excellent diverse role, not a straight accounting and finance role. My best interests taken into consideration and a variety of tasks completed as I asked different aspects to experience

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

    • Everyone was really friendly, especially my line manager, the Finance Director and the one other person in finance.

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

    • Always asked if I was getting on ok and if there was something I'd like to get experience in

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

    • Kept busy by various tasks, if I'd finished something I'd ask for more, the more experience you can get over a variety of tasks, the better

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

    • Dealt with existing customers direct, renewing and negotiating prices for airtime on sim cards

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

    • Variety of skills, in a small team so get alot of feedback of what I'm doing right and wrong. General business knowledge gained is brilliant for understanding small/medium sized businesses. Did'nt get 'lost' in a team.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Sales in the same open office so a little banter yet still professional office

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • This uyear was the first year they offered a placement to students. We detailed a plan of what we both wanted from the placement and as time has passed, this has been adapted and it is now well organised

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

    • No external training but given internal training on how equipment and technology works, finance procedures, sales procedures throughn auditing and given good insight into HR by the HR manager

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

    • Company Parties/Events

    Healthcare from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Am looking to go back after my final year at university, if you are good, you will be considered if a job is available in the future, can't ask more than that!

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was no fellow placement students. I was the first and only placement student for 2009/2010 student year

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I lived in Didsbury and commuted to Rochdale, the Rochdale area isn't the nicest but some surrounding areas are nice and can be commuted to from Manchester central or suburbs

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

    • Rochdale isn't brilliant but Manchester isn't too far away and that's class!

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • We placyed footy occasionally and offer social events such as bowling etc

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting

West Midlands

November 2009