UK Student and Graduate Recruitment Coordinator Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.3
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • Fantastic opportunities available to me.

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

    • very welcoming, friendly staff which always made me feel comfortable and relaxed

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

    • Always supportive with both in work situations and personal problems

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

    • Too busy from October-April as the team are short staffed and need more people in the team. However I enjoy taking on a challenge so I took it in my stride

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

    • Was given a massive amount of responsibility as I ran all student assessment centres in the UK for students schemes. Also project managed the biggest student event in the UK.

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

    • All skills i will take forward to University and future career

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • very quiet because of how busy everyone was so not much atmosphere, but the people were great. Also i spent 2/ 5 days in another UK location so did not always have the chance to be in the office

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Very well organised

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

    • yes they had mandatory training you had to complete and also gave you the opportunity to have further training

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

    • Flexi Time

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Applying back 100%

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • yes all placement students went out together

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • average

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • very student orientated

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

    • yes if you looked for them

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

July 2014

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