Industrial Placement Student Review
by Faithful+Gould
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.2
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The Company
3.7
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The Culture
3.5
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Lots of variety, got to travel within the UK and work in different sectors of the business, however the complexity of work and responsibility was sometimes lacking.
Felt very welcome and part of the team however don’t feel I had a lot of reasonability passed on to me.
Excellent line manager who offered a huge amount of professional and technical support to me and the rest of the team. All other colleges were always happy to help and spend time with me to explain things when required.
In the first half of placement my workload full of variety but the amount of work was relatively low, with the odd day or two per week with not much to do. Towards the back end of placement I had found a more consistent yet slightly repetitive role within the company.
Not much to begin with however by the middle of placement I was responsible for site visits and measurement on my own, carrying out audits in client offices on my own, and trusted to represent the business on a secondment whilst based in a clients office for several months.
Put most things into practice that I have previously learned at university, and going forward I can see that placement has helped to treat studies and assignments like a work project; to dedicate more time to my studies and focus on the end result as though I was delivering a piece of work for a client.
The Company
Very quiet most of the time but always friendly and relaxed.
Not much structure, more like an ordinary job. However good support and guidance around completing APC stuff with colleagues.
Secondment experience gained, all expenses paid Faithful+Gould ACP introduction day in London All RICS and APC fees paid for by the company Allowed to keep half day free per month to set up an APC workshop with colleagues Company paid for several RICS professional development training days
National Travel
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Initial 12 months placement extended by 3 months, and then agreed to work part time for the company whilst completing my final year at university.
The Culture
Everyone got on well and there were several social events organised by the company including : Christmas parties, golfing days, quiz nights, charity events.
Placemnet was local with low cost of living.
Durham and Newcastle Middleborough close by
Football team and several social events.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Accounting, Surveying
North East
September 2015
