Corporate Review

by Walker Morris

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Rating

4.2/5
  • About You
    4.1
  • The Company
    4.1
  • Everything Else
    4.5

    About You

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

    • Very much so, great insight into the working environment, great social aspect.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Given a much greater level of responsibility than I initially expected, gave a great sense of value within the department.

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

    • All of the firm from trainees to managing partners made efforts to check on me and came to my office regularly to see how I was finding the experience.

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

    • Analytical and team working skills were vey focussed on during my time there, in both independent firm work and group exercises with other vacation scheme students.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Great structure with timetables provided at the start, although for those travelling longer distances a bit more notice for social events would have been useful, to allow for accommodation arrangements.

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • All members were extremely welcoming, and the social atmosphere was great with others on the scheme.

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

    • Multiple group exercises, and challenging but encouraging work to carry out independently.

    4/5
  • 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?

    • I was given real, relevant work to the firm's current clients, and shown the level of work that several trainees were undergoing.

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Inclusion of current employees in the Vacation Scheme social events gave a great window into the general lifestyle aspect of the company.

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

    • A variety of work was provided to give a more comprehensive impression of what to expect, and the path to get there.

    5/5

    Everything Else

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

    • Competitive pay to similar Firms.

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

    • Inclusion of current employees in the Vacation Scheme social events gave opportunities to meet members from all departments.

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

    • The events, especially the main Wednesday event, were very well organised although the style of the events on different weeks are varied. Our quiz was great, but many said the wine reception which was organised for the following week would not have been as attractive to them.

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

    • Presentations were given on many aspects of outside activities, including a wide range of sports and charitable activities, as well as company outings.

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

    • Definitely, it gave a real insight into the career and the more specific aspects of Walker Morris.

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Yorkshire and Humberside

July 2015

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