Rating

8/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • Reviewed company expenses, company credit administration and month end and year end activities

    7/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • My experience immensely improved my: communication and leadership skills as I had to take care of projects my self alongside my financial knowledge.

    9/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • The programme was good because there was a good network of other placement students and graduates that I could socialise with

    9/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by Siemens?
  • Extremely the company takes its young talent very seriously and is in constant communication regarding personal development.

    8/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • It was the first year they have ever done it so we were the training wheels so to speak. I believe now they have established a full placement development programme

    8/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • Not much but they were always available if I needed to contact them and they did come for a yearly review.

    9/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • Personal development was always on the cards with constant emails about new initiatives coming through

    7/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • The town I was in was extremely cheap so it left for a lot of disposable income

    7/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • Lots of places to eat and socialise as well as charity day's work did for special causes

    8/10

  • 9. Would you recommend Siemens to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • It is a large company which gives you a lot of exposure to corporate lifestyle


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Siemens?
  • Be passionate about working for the company and ensure you put in the research for your sector


Details

Gap Year Programme

Accounting, Engineering, Finance

East Midlands

May 2017


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