Account Specialist Review

Item: Account Specialist at Randstad
Rating: 4
Author: Anonymous

at Randstad

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Management

Manchester

Review Submitted: May 2024

Overall Rating

4 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

4/5 - Support and Guidance

4/5 - Company Culture

4/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Arranging and overseeing the support for students with disabilities at university. This includes matching them with a support worker and maintaining contact to ensure student engagement is consistent and proper support is being provided. Managing the support workers and administrative rolls, as well as maintaining good working relationships with University clientele

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, I had my own caseload of students to look after. This was a caseload of over 800 students. I was managing client meetings by myself after a few months. This responsibility felt great, as it meant that my managers trust me to carry out these tasks correctly.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

I have definitely learnt how to adapt to challenges of the corporate world. How to effectively tackle stressful situations, working as a team and understanding the importance of efficient organisation to tackle to tasks with high priority.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

4/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

A good amount! I had weekly 121s with my manager where I could express anything I was unsure/concerned about. Our wider team provided us with daily drop in sessions with senior staff if we had an queries we were unsure how to respond to.