Professional Services Assistant Review

by Teradata

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Rating

1.5/5
  • The Role
    1.6
  • The Company
    1.0
  • The Culture
    1.9

    The Role

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

    • I honestly wouldn't recommend this placement to anyone. The training is rushed, and as soon as you're 'up to scratch' you get thrown in at the deep end effectively fulfilling the role of a full-time manager (with all the responsibility and pressure but with the terrible pay and no kind of perks).

    1/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Despite being given a million things to do, the management barely spoke to me and towards the end of my placement more or less blanked me all the time.

    1/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • No kind of learning plan in place. 1 to 1 meetings were incredibly rare. Problems were fixed temporarily instead of dealing with the bigger issues.

    1/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Placed in charge of managing entire clients and was always completely rushed off my feet. Despite this, the management either were oblivious to the workload or didn't care and often tried to give me new tasks to perform.

    1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Managed a number of clients by myself for most of the year. Too much responsibility considering the poor pay (especially with the placement being in central London).

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

    • Picked up some skills that will serve me well in the future. Doesn't make the placement worthwhile on balance though!

    2/5

    The Company

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

    • Good set of people on the whole, made some friends that I will keep in touch with.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Nothing in place to enhance the experience of interns.

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Some token training videos were shown throughout the year, but these had little practical value. No real emphasis on training or development as an intern.

    1/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • The possibility of a job in the future was mentioned, but I have no interest in returning.

    1/5

    The Culture

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

    • Quite a few other interns and a young office vibe (generally speaking). Plenty of night's out (always welcome after putting in plenty of unpaid over time).

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • The office is in central London and the cost of eating out/commuting/going for drinks is very high. The wage doesn't reflect this.

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

    • Plenty of options for pubs and bars, however many of them were far too expensive on the intern wage.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • No activities other than drinking.

    1/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Information Technology, Marketing

London

June 2015

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