西瓜视频

Associate Recruitment Consultant Review

by Hays

This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.

Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.1
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • This year has been very stressful and very, very busy at times but overall it has been an enjoyable experience. Certainly the working environment has been very supportive and everybody makes themselves available to help.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • Very much so. Hays put great emphasis on providing feedback, performance is rewarded and incentives are put in place. My colleagues recognise difficult situations dealt with well and are alsways happy to go on their experience to help.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • This area could have been improved. Colleagues were very helpful but mainly because, in my eyes, my manager wasn't necessarily

    3/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Overall busy. It depended on workflow but we were dealing with a client needing high-volume recruitment to a high standard which meant the pressure was always on and a quick turnaround was needed for each role.

    2/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • At one point I was responsible for this client's recruitment in it's entirety across a range of locations. A team of two, if my manager was on annual leave I took complete responsibility for the desk. I have since moved into a different role, the only person in the office filling this role and so completely responsible for the task. I have to manage my own time and adapt to the workloads.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • This year has taught me many different skills from office politics to becoming more decisive and how to manage my time to get a job done as efficiently as possible. These will help in my studies and managing my dissertation.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Incentives run constantly, loud office, everyone on the phone, theme days, managers have to keep atmosphere lively to keep performance up. It's noticeable when there are less people in the office at holidays and it's much quieter.

    5/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Theoretically very well set up centrally. Set process - online training, manual to go through, training in the big offices in London and Birmingham (all expenses paid) and extra skills training in offices locally. I think I was the first intern in this particular office and so there were some expected teething problems in terms of following through these processes.

    3/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • The above being said, I have still been given the same training and responsibility as a permanent member of staff, even though contracted only for a year,

    5/5

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

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home

    Healthcare/Dental

    Travel loan

    2/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I am being kept on past my initial contract end date in the office, to go on as long as possible, potentially alongside university. I feel fairly confident that if I wanted, I could return here after university. I would prefer to pursue Accountancy first though and only come back here if this wasn't possible.

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement 西瓜视频s/colleagues?
  • Our office is the only one in the area to have an intern and so I had little interaction with other interns. There were attempts to create an intern community - newsletters, email groups to share successes, presentation days to share what we had learnt, but without the ability to physically meet up easily this was of limited effect to me. I cannot speak for larger, more intern-populated offices.

    3/5

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

    4/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • There was a variety

    2/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • With colleagues - yes, always trying so work nights out and birthday lunches and one girls hen do. In terms of the area, this is not an area where extra curricular activities are readily available.

    3/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Operations, Customer Service, Marketing, Recruitment, Sales

North East

July 2015


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