Waitrose Head Office Industrial Placement Review

by John Lewis Partnership

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

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

    • Testing, development, database work in the software engineering division.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • A learning experience that helped me to expand my skill-set and practical knowledge gained at university.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Everyone was ready to help whenever I went to them with my doubts.

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

    • Excellent support, given space to work alone, but if difficulties arose, good range of help and support was given

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Good level of responsibility with individual involvment in real tasks

    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 helped me to develop proper practice in real work applications

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Great!

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

    • Very structured, was never unsure of what i was to do

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

    • Very much so, given several training sessions in various aspects of the business

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Good opportunities for career progression.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Lots of events to go to, all easily accessible

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Affordable

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

    • Pretty good.

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

    • Yes quite a lot of involvement.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

October 2013

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