Placement Student Review

by DHL

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Rating

1.5/5
  • The Role
    1.6
  • The Company
    1.5
  • The Culture
    1.4

    The Role

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

    • People in the office and the drivers were fantastic they made the job more bearable. Everything else was no where near as good! The location they put me sums it up, was terrible.

    1/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Certainly with a few roles, ended up getting the tea and coffee a great deal but was all fun office banter so i didnt mind. Been told i am missed so feel as if i was valued at some point.

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

    • More or less non existent from my manager, only 1 review the whole year no feedback or support given at all. Supervisor tried to step in and take charge, had several meetings with her but over the year not nearly enough support or guidance.

    1/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • It varied really from really busy to hardly very much at all. The run up to chirstmas and easter was especially busy but apart from that fairly average.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Hardly any no projects. Was promised some but never got any. Took charge of one or two little areas but only for a month or two. No direction or programme of work for me at all.

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Possible people skills and communication skills but apart from that probably not.

    1/5

    The Company

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

    • Great , was the best bit. Lots of banter and laughs.

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

    • Terrible. No programme of work, organisation, learning outcomes, support or anything.

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • They paid for a meal we had , that was it. No training given apart from on the job stuff, promised development and off the job training , never happened.

    1/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • No not a chance after my experience with them.

    1/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was no other placement students at my site, social project with DHL brought a few other students together for a project but that was it for the whole year.

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Cambridgeshire was expensive, rent was too.

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

    • Maybe Peterborough or Cambridge, that was it as they were both 30 mins + away.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Very limited. Fun day or fund rasing that was it.

    1/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Logistics and Operations

East of England

December 2013

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