Warehouse intern Review

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Rating

3/5
  • The Role
    3.0
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    2.0

    The Role

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

    • This was not one of the most exciting experiences for me as the tasks i was told to carry out were not interesting.

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

    • No problems trying to communicate with the colleagues who worked alongside me and they all welcomed me into the team

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

    • I was given the necessary support from my supervisor when i first started and from then tasks were relatively easy.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Always had orders to process

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

    • I large amount of responsibility. If i was to miss process an order the company would have had to deal with customer complaints

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

    • Various IT skills were needed when taking customer orders so i improved these and i also learnt how to become more efficient in dealing with problems

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • A very big environment where its very hard to know everybody. This makes is more fun though beca

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

    • The internship was self organised. The company asked me where abouts i was interested in working and they accommodated for this very well.

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

    • They showed me the order system and taught me how to process customer orders. After a few shifts where i was helped the rest of my time became quite easy.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Financial Bonus
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I enjoyed the work and thought their setup was very good. If i lost interest in my degree work i would consider this as a back up

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • I was the only placement student at the time so i cant comment

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Not the cheapest area, quite remote as well so travel costs were high

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

    • No nightlife in this area

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

    • As the surrounding area was quite quiet there was no much to do outside of work. A few sports teams were available

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Retail

South East

April 2014

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