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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    2.3

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I very much enjoyed my internship, being given interesting objectives and clear goals from day one enabled me to always be busy. Having clear vision of the skills I was developing as I undertook my daily tasks.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • I was made to feel part of the team immediately and always supported by other colleagues when I needed additional guidance or advice.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • I had regular meetings with my supervisor to discuss and monitor progress with objectives and daily guidance and tasks set each day. I was also able to get involved in most tasks and shadow my supervisor with their own tasks. Having strong guidance and support from my supervisor made the transition easy and contributed greatly to my skill development and experience.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Having additional tasks to get involved in on top of my own objectives meant that I was always busy and had a focus each day.

    5/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I was given responsibility to independently work on my objectives and look at solutions and improvements to allow work to be undertaken more effectively.

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Many professional skills I have developed are already showing within my studies, having gained confidence and improved interpersonal and written skills which can be applied to the completion of my final year of studies. Also now apply for graduate schemes I have develop skills which are requirements and are supporting my applications.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • The team atmosphere was great within my office, although I'm not quite sure I would have the same opinion if I were placed in a different department.

    3/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Communication was great throughout and in terms of organisation I was clear on dates, objectives and procedure to follow.

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • I was able to maximise development as much as possible, with the company always open to help if I wanted to get involved in a different function or experience different roles and tasks.

    5/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • 2/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • On review I was fast tracked onto the gradate scheme, which I am going to apply to.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • I didn't socialise with my fellow placement students as I had my own social group and there was a difference in personality.

    2/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • The cost of living was average and socialising was average and reasonable too.

    4/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • I heard the nightlife was average but did not experience this for myself.

    3/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • There were not any opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work

    2/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Sales

West Midlands

October 2013


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