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FDM Group

Recruitment Admin Intern Review

at FDM Group

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Operations, Recruitment

London

Review Submitted: August 2022

Overall Rating

3.9 /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
3.5/5 - Support and Guidance
3.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Refine or set up data gathering, recording, reporting and analysis for different data sets as required that day. Make these accessible and share these with members of the team with explanations. Observe recruiter calls and parts of the application process. Help out with the AC coordinating once a week.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
As I was the only one working on the various spreadsheets, I was given a lot of freedom to use my initiative, and once I proved that I was given a decent amount of responsibility over these projects.
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?
With regards to technical skills, my use of excel has drastically improved, as well as my interview skills and articulation. My confidence and self-belief has also been affected positively.
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?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
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?
If I asked, I got a large amount of support but on the day-to-day it was just enough to get through the tasks and such.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
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?
Within the recruitment team in London, I have nothing but good things to say. Going further into the wider team came up a couple of incidents but overall it was positive.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
2/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
It has honestly been the best working experience of my life so far - I feel like I learnt so much and am so lucky to have been able to meet the people I did.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at FDM Group
3/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend FDM Group to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to FDM Group
Being positive and willing to have a go goes a long way, but other than that there aren't too many expectations .
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