UKI OS Financial Planning & Reporting Specialist Review

by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    2.3

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I have had a very challenging yet rewarding role at HP my learning expereinces have ensured that I am a highly motivated member of the team who throughly enjoys their role

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • The responsibility which was placed on mean made me feel valued by my colleagues

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Without my support by my team I would not have been able to have gotten the most out of the year

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • I felt I had the right balance of work and play

    5/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I was surpirsied but rose to the challenge of the amount of responsibility I had been given.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I have learnt and developed so much over the course of the year, whether this be with my soft/hard skills or identifying and working on my weaknesses. My placement year has enabled me to discuss and plan for my dissertation and has also allready oppened up the door for graduate job opportunities in other companies. What I have learnt this year I will be using for the rest of my life.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • There was a great team atmosphere in the office and the pollitics seemed to be very minimal.

    5/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • My team ensured that I had a great start with a 6 week handover with the previous intern, throughout the year they set up different tasks and projects to do.

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • The time that my team invested in my training and development was increadable and was one of the highlights of the year.

    5/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Although I have throughly enjoyed my year at HP, because of the way I want to shape my future career I believe the company will not be able to cater for these. However I could never have imagined my placement year to have been as enjoyable as it was.

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • I found that the intern communtiy was very clique and I did not engage with them. However I have deffinatly made freinds for life in my team.

    1/5

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

    3/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Average

    3/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • There were several opportunites to get involved in activities, especially in my team. I was dissapointed however with the opportunities with the intern community, the majourity of the time it seemed as though no one cared.

    3/5

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Accounting

Scotland

July 2008


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