Service Management Industrial Placement Review
at Computacenter
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Management
Birmingham
Review Submitted: March 2023
Overall Rating
4.9 /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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
Providing support for the Service Managers, completing tasks for the customers to ensure we can continue to support the services that we provide to them.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I am treated like a permanent employee and just like any other. I am given tasks with great responsibility that are customer facing and have to ensure things are done and sent on time. I also do have a great deal of support from my manager with tasks that hold great responsibility.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have developed some skills from this placement which include: Communication skills, organisation skills, Skills that are acknowledged in the corporate world (email writing, customer engagement etc), time management.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
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
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
My team are very supporting, everyone is there to help me and no one ever says no. The perfect team/company for supporting their employees
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?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Although we have lots of tasks to complete, morale is high and everyone has fun.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
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?
I have thoroughly enjoyed my placement year in Computacenter getting to experience the corporate culture and getting to work along others. I have some great colleagues who have helped me through my time. 100% recommend to anyone.
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 Computacenter
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Computacenter to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Computacenter
Be yourself on your application, it is the best thing you can do. Put yourself forward and really show how good you are
