MANAGEMENT TRAINEE Review
by Enterprise Mobility
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.5
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The Company
4.0
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The Culture
4.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I really enjoyed my placement year. Every aspect is challenging but rewarding and good fun.
We had regular office banter in all the offices I worked in and we are such a close knit community that its is like a small family.
Given a lot of support and training to begin with until I was up to speed when I was left to my own devices but help was always there if I needed it.
Dependiong on the branch depends on how busy you are. when there are quiet spells these were used for continuous training.
To begin with your given the right jobs for skills. After 6 months I was an out of hours agent being a loan worker and after 8 months could pretty much run the office for a few days learning more as I went on.
After having a meeting with my tutor I suddenly realised the skills that I had learnt. I had learned a lot more than I thought and all the skills I did learn were completely transferrable between different jobs and my uni life.
The Company
Although being a professional outlay and at work to make money for your self and company we always had fun, whether out on the road or running the office for the day. Obviously when things did go wrong then the fun died down a bit but on the whole it was a lot of fun.
Very well organised. The set training stages and my folder were all waiting and set up for me.
They invested alot in training for myself. Training days and putting me up in a hotel to attend planned training and also providing a car for me to attend training.
Company Car
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
These are very good and I plan to work part time during my final year and then apply for assisstannts managers jobs when i finish uni.
The Culture
Very good social scene. We went out a lot and all helped each other out on the various work and will continue to do so next year.
I live in a very student orientated area so cost of living was reasonable. I commuted from brisstol to bath every day for about 10 months which put a lot of miles on my own car and cost extra in petrol but I didnt mind to much.
With working long hours didn't experience much night life apart from weekends due to commitment to work and being wary of being over the drink drive limit the next day but I more than made upo for it at weekends!
There was a lot to do but I personally didn't take advantage of much of it as I had other commitments outside of work.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Customer Service
Wales
April 2008
