Marketing Executive Support Review

I thoroughly enjoyed my placement, not only was I able to get involved in a variety of projects but the team and culture at VWFS made it a lovely experience.

VWFS didnt make me feel like an undergraduate, I was valued the same as other employees and given the same responsibility and work as other Marketing Executives.

My managers supported me throughout my placement and made me feel that I could ask any questions. I was able to openly request help in specific areas and ask for support in my learning of both my role and other areas of the business.

Working within a marketing department with an array of brands my role was very busy. I learnt to go through peak stages such as quarter launches and quieter periods which allowed me to focus and work on specifc projects I wanted to.

after my first six months of my placement I saw my responsibility increase significantly, with the ability to work with more brands and to own multiple projects.

The skills I learnt will help me massively as I go both into my final year of University and into future work placements, for example my placement has allowed me to become more commercially aware and feel confident when working with a variey of stakeholders.

The atmosphere at VWFS is very friendly and supportive, which is due to the values and culture they have enstilled in their organisation. There are also many social activities, whether being across the whole organisation or specific to your individual teams which brings a more social and fun feel to the office. In peak working periods the morale within the office was always strong, with everyone willing to get involved and support.

The placement was really well set up, the process of going from application to interview and then working was seamless with events such as the familarisation day created to ease you into a new environment. When joining you were given a personal induction plan from your manager, along with the business wide inductions which allowed you to see structure in your learning.

There was a range of training and development course which I could get involved in which helped on areas such as personal growth and impact, as well as hard skills such as presentations and excel. As well as the planned training courses, you were also made to feel that you could get involved in developmental areas which were not specific to youu role, such as overviews and patricpation in CSR and Teamswork activites.

The prospect of working within VWFS again is very apealing as the company promote growth. However I feel this would be enhanced with the offering of a Graduate scheme as this would provide a clear next step to undergraduates and would help continue and build on the development and skills learnt within our placement. This said, the ability to apply for entry level positions makes coming back to VWFS something to consider.

There was a variety of social activities including summer parties and organised day trips such as Ascot. The team I worked within also made a consious effort to hold team activities and welcomed new ideas to improve our team dynamics.

Milton Keynes offers a sufficent night life however in comparisons to many big cities and universities this can be different.

Yes there were many activities to get involved which I feel is specifically benefical to undergraduates which relocate as they are able to meet new people. The undergraduates also worked together to arrange new activities which we hope will continue throughout each years placements such as football and netball teams.