Service Delivery Intern Review

At first I strugggled to settle into the "office" environment and find my feet. However once a proper work plan was in place and I got myself to grips with the system and processes I really enjoyed it and thought it was a unique and enjoyable experience.

My colleagues were all very helpful and treated me like part of the team from day 1. Even employees without my direct team were willing to show me what they were responsible for and how it interlinks.

I felt supported in all areas of my work. I also had weekly catch ups with my aligned buddy and manager as well as a catch up with the Head of the IS scheme. This allowed a chance to openly ask questions every week about any area of work, business or general questions I had.

Most days I had the perfect balance of meetings to attend and work to carry on with. The first couple of weeks were slow however but this did not deter me as I knew the nature of my work meant I would be able to pick up more when I knew more.

I had reasonable responisbilty for the events I was involved in. I was doing the same job as everyone else during the separation weekend. On a daily basis I was responisble entirely for my own mini project I had been given on organising communication sessions.

The relation between my degree and the daily working of my placement were really close. It was a great chance to see this and develop the skills that will aid me in my final year of study. Communication. organisational, presentation, meeting and professional skills were all apparent in my time at Standard Life - giving me a chance to build and adapt on the skills I already had.

There were alot of good people within my team and surrounding teams. It was quite a lively office but at times when the workload is large a little more quiet.

My placement was organised quite well however in the begininng stages it felt like they had not prepared for me being there. On the other hand this was sorted out during my 3rd week were I then had a packed diary and lots to fill up my time with. All documented in a work plan.

I would say the company invested a great deal in us interns. They gave us the platform to learn more about the organisatio, personal skills and technical skills.

Standard Life is a nice place to work and I could see myself working here in the future.

Yeah during work and after works hours we made a point of having unofficial intern nights out.

I lived at home during my placement but Edinburgh in general for nights out and dnner is quite reasonable if you go to the right places and know the student deals.

Edinburgh nightlife is brilliant

There were various social clubs to join and nights out to attend.