Summer internship Review

by PageGroup

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.7
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    2.0

    The Role

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

    • Really had the chance to meet up with employees from other departments and have an insight into what they do.

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

    • My team really supported me on my work and my manager gave me interesting tasks.

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

    • I had a close relationship with my manager, operating director and regional director, which made me learn from them.

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

    • I didn't have the responsibility of an employee but I still got given important tasks.

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

    • I was set some projects to present to my managers, from this I learnt how to use excel well and researched into business competition.

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

    • It will be wit me forever. I learnt a wide range of skills that I will definitely will be able to use in the future.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • It was really an atmosphere where everyone smiled and got on with each other. We also had a great social environment out of work.

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

    • It was very well organised and I had a great time.

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

    • The company trained us very well and wants to keep developing itself. I got trained all the way through my internship and was a huge investment coming from their side.

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

    • Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • There is a lot of opportunity to progress and to start a graduate scheme after the internship. It opens up a lot of doors.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • I really enjoyed my internship precisely because of the social part of it.

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

    • It was very expensive and London is obviously quite big so everything happened to be very far away.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • It was very good though I did not get to go out that much.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • I went to a festival with some people from my team.

    2/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Recruitment

London

October 2014

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