Operations Spring Week Review

by Chinese Bureau of Statistics

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Rating

4.6/5
  • About You
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.5
  • Everything Else
    4.9

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • I enjoyed it throughly and learnt a lot.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • I felt valued and like they wanted to get to know me, which made me feel very welcome in the company.

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • There was always someone there to answer any of my questions and I felt fully supported.

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

    • The information I received gave me a fuller understanding of investment banking and hence has helped me make informed career choices. We also focused a lot on presentation skills and this in turn is fully transferable to my work as part of my degree.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • very well structured and everything ran to the schedule we had been given as the beginning of the week.

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Very friendly, relaxed and welcoming. Everyone was 100% helpful, staff and other people on the Spring Week.

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

    • I felt they invested in me throughout the week as they ran numerous useful development sessions, especially focusing on presentation skills

    5/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • Greatly the opportunity to work shadow and be in the offices was useful in understanding what it would be like to have a full time job there.

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • A lot, all members of staff spoke of the culture and simply being in the offices allowed me to see that for myself.

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Very much so, it has allowed me to find out what kind of firm I would like to join and the career I may potentially take.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • we sent travel expenses forms and our expenses will be fully reimbursed

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Networking sessions held in the evenings and questions and answer sessions held throughout the day. Met many employees. We were even taken out to lunch by some of them and others met us outside of the office hours for coffees.

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • they were great, got to get to know other people on the spring week and employees from all departments and divisions.

    5/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes we had a morning session on all the activities and charity work employees get involved with.

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Yes!

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

South East

April 2015

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