Insight Review

by Teach First

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Rating

4.4/5
  • About You
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.3
  • Everything Else
    4.6

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I really enjoyed insight, it was a fantastic opportunity to get to know the organisation and get a feel for how they run things.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • I felt like the company really wanted us to be there and were doing their best to persuade us to go on to do the LDP.

    5/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • Plenty of support in the first week, with a lot on personal development which I enjoyed.

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • They will certainly help with applications, presentations, interviews and confidence for future endeavours.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • Clearly structured

    5/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Really good, the fact that was residential meant there was plenty of opportunity to interact with other candidates and all of the members of staff and speakers were extremely willing to answer any questions and share their wisdom.

    3/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • They invested a lot of time and money on the candidates.

    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?
  • Really useful, the combination of a week of talks and development with a week in school followed by a day to round everything up gave a good insight.

    5/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • Really helpful

    5/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • It really made me want to work for the organisation and made me excited about what they are working towards and a future working with them.

    5/5

    Everything Else

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

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

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • Good, people were around during the programme to chat to and there were a few drinks events.

    4/5

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

    5/5

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

    5/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

July 2015


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