Expense Data Anaylsis Specialist Review

It was a valuable experience which allowed me to develop professional skills such as analytical and presentation skills.

I felt very welcome and an equal part of the team where my input was respected.

There is a mentoring programme in place which is excellent. At the beginning of the placement we are given CAP goals which get reviewed half-way through the placement and again at the end. I worked closely with my line manager and it was a great experience to have such a professional individual guiding and teaching me.

The workload initially seems like a lot but I developed time management and eventually got comfortable with working with data and took on extra tasks to fill my schedule.

I was trusted to handle large volumes of important and confidential data and to independently manage tasks.

I have gained many employable skills such as communication, Microsoft Excel, planning and organising. I feel it has made me very employable. I have also learnt to use IBM's Cognos software and gained industrial experience as well.

The atmosphere is excellent; it is friendly yet everyone is hardworking and focused to get their daily tasks completed before going home. Everyone is approachable, keen to answer any questions and make time to help me out and sometimes it works the other way and I have other employees ask me to help out with a task.

It is very well organised since it a 25 year scheme with the following events: • Open days • Handover period • Director presentations • Social schedule • Site tours • Housing support • Feedback meetings

There were the following personal and professional trainings available: • Safe driving workshops • Excel training • Presentation skills training • Department/role specific training • Opportunity to shadow different departments • Graduate application employability workshop

There is no graduate scheme available however the placement year is like a year long interview and if a job is available then you will be invited back to an assessment centre.

There were 75 undergraduates plus apprentices so there were many events organised between us throughout the year.

n/a. I commuted from home every weekday. However other undergrads that I know were paying ~£300/350 a month on rent. It is relatively cheap to live in Luton.

It is close to London, Watford, Milton Keynes, Harpenden and St Albans.

A few of us undergrads made a badminton group, so we would play once a week after work. There were other sports clubs available e.g. football and charity events e.g. London to Paris cycle, as well as a theatre trip to Milton Keynes to watch Fame.