Vacation Scheme Student Review

by Allen & Overy

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.1/5
  • About You
    3.9
  • The Company
    4.0
  • Everything Else
    4.4

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • It was enjoyable

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • Everyone was very welcoming

    3/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • There was a lot of contact with grad recruitment.

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I learnt what is requried to be a trainee at A&O

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • We always had talks on a regular basis that were scheduled by grad recruitment

    5/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Always kept busy and eager to show the best of the firm

    4/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • They were really trying to pull out all the stops!

    4/5

  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?
  • I really saw the heart of the firm and how it worked

    4/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • You can never meet every member of staff, but it was so usefull to meet as many people as I did.

    4/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • I gained so much more from doing the vacation scheme than you could ever gain from all their promotional material put together

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • Pay covered expesenses and above


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • There were social events with various different memebers of the team

    3/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • They were fun and definitely got treated well!

    5/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • They have brilliant facilities and sports clubs second to none

    5/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • It was so beneficial to getting an insight into the firm

    5/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Legal/Law

London

August 2013


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