Befriender Review

by University of Plymouth

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Rating

2.1/5
  • The Role
    2.3
  • The Company
    2.4
  • The Culture
    1.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • A great experience, I learnt a lot of new skills

    3/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • I feel they could of sometimes done the job without me, however i think they appreciated me when we had to complete the job fast and accurately

    2/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Not very much support was given

    3/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Not to busy however I spent my time asking what jobs i could do

    2/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • very little responsibility

    2/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Alot of skills I will use, i gained alot of knowledge through the placement

    3/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • About what i would expect

    2/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • I was very well organised on my placement

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • very little was given in terms of training

    2/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Subsidised Canteen

    1/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I could see my self working with them if i was given the opportunity to be offered some more training opportunities with them. About what I would expect to see myself doing in a few years time when i apply for a real job. Being employed to this company would be really exciting.

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • No not really, I did not see many other placement students.

    1/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Average, about what i expected. Definitely worth going on placement for the experience as this will help me when applying for a job in the future.

    2/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • I do not know. I did not experience this as I was too tired.

    3/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • None that i know of, i did not know of many opportunities that i could have gotten involved in and none where shown to me. They were focusing more on the job in hand rather than helping me gain experience in the world of work.

    1/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

South West

April 2014


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