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Gateley

Vacation Scheme Review

at Gateley

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Legal/Law

Birmingham

Review Submitted: July 2022

Overall Rating

4.8 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Experience
5/5 - Skills Development
4.3/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Recommendations and Advice

Overview of Experience

Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
Worked in Pensions Team. Drafting some documents, learning about the general life as a trainee, attending talks on different areas of the law.
What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
Got a broad overview of the sectors and trainees were very happy to talk to you about their roles and what is on offer to you (if you were to succeed in gaining a training contract)
Please rate how insightful you found the insight
5/5
How would you rate the structure of the insight
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
Learnt how to draft documents accordingly and write emails in a professional manner. Also developed interpersonal skills through networking with a range of people throughout the company.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
5/5

Company Culture

How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
3/5
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
General atmosphere was great, everyone so lovely and happy to talk to you and answer any question you had no matter how small. Really enjoyed being in the office.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the networking opportunities?
5/5
Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
Thoroughly enjoyed myself and learnt a lot about the routes I could choose in my career.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
I was paid

Recommendations and Advice

Please rate the future employment prospects at Gateley
5/5
Would you recommend Gateley to a friend?
Yes
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Gateley
Be yourself and always say yes to any opportunity you are given
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