Account Specialist Review
at Randstad
Placement (10 Months+)
Recruitment
Manchester
Review Submitted: June 2024
Overall Rating
3.1 /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!
2/5
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Overview of Role
2.3/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
2.5/5
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Overall Experience
1/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Answering the phone, replying to email queries, chasing students/workers for timesheets and a very small amount of recruitment.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
We were given the same responsibility as the permanent staff
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
2/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Improved my ability to write emails and deal with conflict- usually on inbound phone calls.
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?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
1/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
1/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Lots of support and guidance was provided
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The general company culture was good- the team I was in were really helpful and welcoming. Some of the permanent staff were quite unwelcoming but aren't often in the office so it wasn't a major issue.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Personally, I did not find the placement motivating or challenging; the role is very repetitive and admin based. However, I understand that the work at Randstad is vital for DSA students, just not the role for me. I did really like my fellow placement students and made some great friends!
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
2/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Randstad
1/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Randstad to a friend?
No
What advice would you give to others applying to Randstad
It is worth doing if you're needing a placement as you are with lots of other placement students which is brilliant. Please be aware that the role is not challenging/exciting- this isn't a criticism of Randstad, it is just the role as an Account Specialist.
