International Vacation Scheme Review

by Herbert Smith Freehills

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Rating

4.1/5
  • About You
    4.1
  • The Company
    4.2
  • Everything Else
    3.9

    About You

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

    • Fanastic location and great people

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • I performed work which was used and my opinion was valued and welcomed.

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Good.

    4/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Not my degree, but useful for being a full time solicitor

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • I had a supervisor who set me work and HR were fantastic.

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Very friendly.

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

    • There wasn't much by way of training and development, but that was received in the london vacation scheme.

    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?

    • Very accurate, and everyone answered questions truthfully.

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Gave you a feel of a different office to London.

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Very helpful.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • £350 per week, plus reimbursement for the taxis to and from the station/airport.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • At lunch but there were no drinks events or anything unlike in London.

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • As above.

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • They talked about their lives outside of the office but in terms of team events there seemed to only be the away day.

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Definitely, great opportunity to see how an international law firm really works and experience a different culture.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

International

August 2013

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