Overall Rating
3.6 /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
3.3/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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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.
Primarily admin tasks, assisting with the design and development of sales assets, shadowing my manager in meetings and occasionally video creation.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
No
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?
Adobe Software, Microsoft suite, along with other stuff.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
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?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Loads of support and guidance, it just felt like the work I was doing wasn't often helpful to the team.
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?
Everyone was really friendly, social events were fun and frequent. They have a big focus on diversity and charity action.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed it, but at times though I was confused about what my role actually was and whether my work was relevant/ actually mattered. My daily activities and jobs also did not match my role title and what I was initially advertised when I interviewed for the role.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Hays
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Hays to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Hays
Make sure the people interviewing you actually have a role set in place for you, they aren't just telling you one thing and going to make you do another.
