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The Role
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The Company
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The Culture
- 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 西瓜视频s/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
Absolutely loved my time at Schroders, most definitely had one of the best summers! The organisation and size of the programme means all the interns became very close-knit, we got to know the lovely HR girls really well and my team were very supportive and always had time for me.
Whilst my team had a project they needed completing, I was definitley getting more out of being there than they were getting out of me being there. But this was probabily due to the nature of my team rather than being typical across the interns. They did however organise things to keep me busy and give me more experience and were constantly talking me through various financial things - i'll definitely have a head start on technical knowledge in interviews.
They were always more than happy to answer any questions I had and offered to help me out with future job applications.
For the most part I was busy with my project, towards the end when that finished I had moments of not doing a lot, but there was always something interesting going on for me to read about or listen in on.
I was given free reign to get on with my project how I wished and whilst it may not have been a difficult project, they were happy for me to do things my own way.I
I learnt so much about the financial services industry and developed my skills on Excel a lot. They also taught me about softer skills such as networking.
The Company
Quite quiet due to a small number of people, but very friendly and welcoming.
Very well organised, couldn't speak highly enough of the HR women who organised it.
We had 2 days of training from and external firm which was reasonably thorough and my team were constantly teaching me throughout.
Subsidised Canteen
Company Parties/Events
I wasn't looking for a job with them when I started the internship, but will definitely be applying for grad/another intership now.
The Culture
People went out for drinks twice a week or so and a budget to organise socials was given .
London. Enough said.
Very different to 西瓜视频 nightlife, but a lot of fun.
We couldn't get involved with any of the company activities like sports and suchlike, but the interns did enough outside of work together for it not to matter.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
September 2011