Interns - Beware - Intern 3Q Recruitment Employee Review

1.0
11 Oct 2017
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Pros

My colleagues were all nice - minus management.

Cons

I was taken on as an intern (unpaid [except for €10 per day travel bursary] and extremely overworked), I knew it was unpaid but I was not expecting what happened next. Things started off just fine, but then gradually they add more and more work to your day.. (I'm not afraid of working, but this was insane, and all of the staff and other interns agreed!). There were so many issues with this position; - Firstly, they cut costs at every corner, by employing (I use that term lightly) and abusing unpaid interns to do any, and every, job possible that doesn't require a large amount of experience (I counted at the time - 50% of the staff were unpaid interns)! - Secondly; they expect you to work seamlessly and at 100% on high intensity, stressful tasks and then negatively criticise you for trying to make the workplace that little bit more of a fun environment. - Thirdly, they make you take your work home (your unpaid internship work) with and on-call phone (which you get paid €1 per hour to do) which must be on from 7am-10pm (technically supposed to be on 'Loud' all night). The phone rings all the time (you're sitting down for dinner, it calls. You're making your way to your unpaid internship - the phone rings.) and you must resolve the issue immediately - all for €1 per hour (that is definitely legal). - Fourthly, they do not accept any resignation and will ask you to leave immediately, when you hand them notice, which is extremely degrading and embarrassing (this happened to one of my colleague interns while I was there). Finally, this place runs solely on free labour and draining the legal loopholes of unpaid interns. My advice - DO NOT WORK HERE - you will regret it and the "invaluable experience you get here" will NOT outweigh the fact that you are made work to the bone FOR FREE!

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5.0
17 Oct 2017
Anonymous intern
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Pros

- You are treated like a fully fledged member of the team from the outset, which from listening and reading about other interns experiences in larger/Multinational companies seems to be a rarity. - Your roles and Daily actions are clearly defined,if they are to change or more is expected of you as your training progresses, you will be informed by management directly and your opinion on these changes/duties is taken into opinion IMO. - Very welcoming and friendly team, probably reiterating the first point but everybody is made feel at home on their first day, I started as an unpaid intern directly before another paid member of the team and from what i saw the welcomes were identical. - The training plan was clear, I always knew what I should have been learning, even when it didn't seem directly related to the internship I was doing I could see how the skills being learned could be applied to other jobs/ roles, Kinda made me feel that they where interested in developing all my skills and not just necessarily the ones which would profit the company. - Clear lines of communication between management and the office team, its always open, Whenever I had a question an opinion or even a bad day I knew that I could speak openly about that with management. - Alongside the day to day, there where other activities like volunteering with charities that were always on offer

Cons

- Early on into the internship, I felt challenged and a little bit overwhelmed as the training plan seemed a little daunting and I felt I wasn't learning at a quick enough pace.

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5.0
12 Aug 2019
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Pros

Great SME with an incredible amount of development and learning opportunities. • Superb system of performance reward and benefits: They will pay for your courses – just choose wisely! VHI Corporate Solutions – 24 hour access to professional help (medical, psychological, financial etc.) Health insurance Social Events – Pizza Lunches, Dinners in expensive restaurants, Cocktails parties... You will get a chance to go home earlier during summer time! Christmas bonuses – You will be surprise how much you can get! You have access to a nice kitchen with a tv The office in located on Abbey Street - Location couldn’t be better!!! And many, many, many more…. • Open Door Policy – Approachable Management: Suzanne and Cora will always listen and try to find best solution! • The team is just fantastic! Cora – The director will make sure that the company is following the newest trends and your knowledge is up to date. Suzanne – The Operations Manager will always make sure that you will get something sweet in the afternoon. • Interested in career progression? Family problems? Again speak with management. • I highly recommend this company to everyone who is really looking to learn and progress a career!

Cons

Nothing really comes to my mind...

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