Procurement Support Executive Review

by Xerox

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Rating

4.4/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    4.3

    The Role

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

    • Xerox have a great student community and so much opportunity to learn and develop. Salary is competitive and here is a great place to work.

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

    • You are treated like a real employee, not a student. So given much responisbility.

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

    • My immediate supervisor went out of his way to be extremely supportive both in work, uni and personal matters.

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

    • Extremely busy - I prefer to be busy and have presure put on me so a perfect balance for myself.

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

    • Iwas running my own projects and had big responibilities which could seriously affect parts of the business

    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 feel i have really developed my interpersonal skills as well as academic and work based skills

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Usually a good atmosphere, but some redundancies gave a sombre mood at times.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • so well leyed up for students, including placement projects for the students to work together on.

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

    • Thousands of hours of online training were available online for free. I was also sent on a number of other training courses (instructor led)

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Hard to tell because of cuts being made at the oment

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • yes fantastic!

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

    • plenty of places to go but being so near london prices were high compared to uni

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • london 20 minutes away on the train

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

    • plently of sports and societies

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

June 2011

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