Intern Review

by Mace

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.1/5
  • The Role
    3.0
  • The Company
    3.3
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • I really enjoyed my placement, every day was a slightly different challenge.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I felt really valued, by the end of the placement they knew that if they gave me something to do it would get done, equally I knew I could ask them about anything I was struggling with.

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

    • I wasn't given a huge amount because everyone, especially my line manager were very busy for most of my placement.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • There was plenty for me to do

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Not as much as I would have liked

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • They have given me a much better insight into how a construction industry functions and the governance of different stakeholders in the project. It has also improved my people management skills which will help in group tasks at uni.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Relaxed, yet work focused and there was always a bit of banter flying around!

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

    • Well organised on the most part, however I think that line managers should have to come up with a more detailed plan of what the intern can do before he arrives at the placement. So that they have an idea of what he can do when the intern is there rather than having to take time to come up with something there and then.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I was taught how to use the company's info net site and also their file sharing system. I was also enrolled on several on-line courses while I was there.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Pretty appealing

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yeah we went out for drinks several times which was really fun

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I lived from home so cost of living was fine, but it was in London so socialising was quite expensive

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Really good, I was in central London

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yeah I did a 10k run with the charity

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Property Development

London

September 2015

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