Commercial Manager Review
by IBM
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.3
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The Company
3.3
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The Culture
4.3
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
On the whole an enjoyable experience. Everyone was friendly and welcoming.
My task manager engaged me with some interesting pieces of work. The role was self-directed a lot of the time, I appreciated this autonomy.
I spent very little time with my task manager. This was expected being a mature student.
Often not very, with the odd hectic day. This is the nature of the job.
I had substantial responsibility in certain areas. For example I authored myriad legally binding documents and took on some financial modelling work. Other tasks, such as preparing presentations were more administrative in nature.
I have developed useful data mining skills in Excel. These will be useful in the third year of an Economics degree and beyond.
The Company
A friendly participative atmosphere and an open plan office. All
The wider foundation community was well organised with several formal events and the opportunity to participate in Giveback.
There was as much personal training and development as you wanted to take part in, through the activities of the Foundation Community.
Flexi Time
Working from home
Weak, the company is slimming down it's UK workforce. There were several rounds of redundancies during my year.
The Culture
Yes, I went to the gym and out socially with colleagues from my office. Several formal events were organised too.
As much or as little as you wanted to spend!
I work in the Northern Quarter!
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Operations, Business Management, Financial Management
North West
June 2016
