HW reporter Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.9/5
  • The Role
    2.7
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • Worked with nice people, the job was not as relevant a i had hoped

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Team leader was appreciative of my efforts

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

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

    • Part ofthe job was on an adhoc basis thereofre had peaks and troufs

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

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

    • My work was mainly excel and database based and thereofre was skills i belive i already had. As picking up new skills go it was not great

    1/5

    The Company

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

    • Work with nice hardworking people

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

    • Not bad, my manager was not aware of different parts of the student internship

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • We were give the chance to go on different training courses and volunterring day so this was a bonus

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

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

    • Un sure feel the job and location could become very dull

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • With a large number of placement students this made the social side excellent, including a student sking trip

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

    • As i work near london prices were pretty steep

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

    • it was london!

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Lots of activities invloving volunterring which was personally beneficial

    4/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

Scotland

February 2008

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