Business Placement Programme Review

by Marks & Spencer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    2.3

    The Role

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

    • Fantastic year that gave me a well rounded retail insight.

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

    • Became very valued as part of the management team.

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

    • My manager was absolutly amazing, she gave me support in business and personal situations.

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

    • Everyday was busy and different but with good planning, nothing that couldn't be handled.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • A lot! Very quickly you are not seen as a trainee and colleagues look up to you for guidence.

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

    • Great training inparticular for people skills and how to handle different people in different situations.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • All managers are different but on the whole most managers were up for a laugh in the right setting.

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

    • Wasn't stated clearly at the start that a lot of personal learning needed to be driven by yourself, but when that message was recieved colleagues were all willing to help and answer questions.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Pretty much the lot! Multiple training courses throughout the year at different locations as well as catch up days for fellow interns/grads.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Made very clear from the start that there is potential to be offered a job at the end.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Hard in stores as there isnt loads of fellow students but did meet up with other interns from around the region.

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

    • Not too bad but not cheap to have a night out!

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

    • Very hard to get to and not rated well.

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

    • Sports and social clubs happen every week.

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

August 2014

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