Global technical services intern Review

by Danisco Animal Nutrition

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    2.1

    The Role

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

    • A wonderful environment to work in. Friendly people with an up to date and challenging workload

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

    • Staff were friendly and helpful at all times. It was a small office who were social and interactive.

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

    • Support was always available but I was given enough independence to learn my own direction at the same time.

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

    • Workload was variable but usually had more than enough time to complete each task.

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

    • I was given more responsibility throughout my time in the office so was able to use the skills I was learning as I went.

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

    • The skills I learnt are very useful and relevant to my degree. I feel the placement also gave me a great snapshot of working life which is invaluable.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • People were friendly and chatty and often brought in cakes etc to celebrate birthdays and such like.

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

    • It was well organised and coincided with another placement student which helped me to settle in.

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

    • I had learning objectives and targets which were under weekly review and I was helped to actively work towards them by my supervisor.

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

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • There are lots of interesting departments and scope for progression.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • I did not live locally so this was hard to gauge. The office was in a small market town which is pretty and peaceful but not much obvious nightlife.

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Renting in the area seemed quite expensive but the nearest big town was cheaper and has quite a large club/party scene.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • I believe there are more opportunities in the town about 15-2inutes away

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Lots of sports/exercise events or fundraising

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Data Science, Chemistry, Market Research, Science

South West

December 2013

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