Events Co-ordinator Review

by Birmingham Science Park Aston

This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.

Rating

2.7/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    2.7
  • The Culture
    1.4

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • It was a great placement had a lot of responsibilty as was such a small team but no training and plenty of company politics sometimes made my job difficult

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • My manager made me feel very valued but the senior managment team did not seem to at all.

    3/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • My manager did support through this role

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • There was so much to do and variety of tasks so never bored

    5/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • As there was only myself and my manager running the event, i was given plenty and i had temped on the role in previous years so knew what i was doing

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • 3/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • A very quiet office, low staff moral

    2/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • never had a placement student before so i had to show them the way and organised most myself

    2/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • had no training was just shown a few things by my manager

    1/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    4/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • got offered a part time job while at uni

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • i was the only placement student and the staff didnt socialise ever

    1/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • stayed by my home so same as usual

    1/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • birmingham is ok but done ti all now

    4/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • nope just a job

    1/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

West Midlands

September 2010