Team Administrator Review

I have thoroughly enjoyed my internship here at Hewlett Packard Enterprise! The company has made me feel extremely welcome and provided many new and exciting opportunities that I would not have had. The placement here, has been a roller coaster of experiences and I am sad to be leaving soon

I have played a valuable role to my team whilst being here. Working for the EMEA PoC team and being described as the 'Trusty Intern'. Often my other colleagues would be off site and I would be the only available employee on site who would be able to complete physical networking tasks. When being on leave, the team would initially struggle without the help of my support

At Hewlett Packard Enterprise, I have been assigned a mentor to help guide me and help settle me into the working environment. This friendly employee would be my first point of contact if i had any personal or working problems. Furthermore, my manager and the team were always happy to help me out in tough situations.

The work provided during the placement would vary depending on whether a customer project were taking place or not. If so, then the work would be quite full on. In contrast to quiet periods whereby I would have time to do some self studying and grow, learn and develop my knowledge as an individual.

Working for the EMEA PoC team and being described as the 'Trusty Intern'. It was a fine balance between having too much responsibility and too little. If more responsibility was given to me, a team member would be available for support. Often my other colleagues would be off site and I would be the only available employee on site who would be able to complete physical networking tasks. When being on leave, the team would initially struggle without the help of my support.

The skills that I have learnt on placement here have been extremely valuable. I feel as though I have matured as an adult and picked up small but important soft skills - such as how to correct and politely communicate with customers and others. My networking skills have also developed whilst being here which will help support my degree in my final year of university.

The office always had a very relaxed approach which made settling in extremely easy. This also gave a friendly aspect and feel to the environment but with a sense of importance and business attitude. When a customer project was happening, the team would often be on site and this helped make the placement more enjoyable.

The company has an effective and professional aspect of running the business as well as a organised internship. A team of employees would be responsible for the interns. Charity and fun activities would be held frequently to keep all employees involved in feeling like a community and networking among each other.

In June, I was given the opportunity to travel to Sweden for a week whereby I took part in technology training, seminars and sponsored events. Hotels, flights, travel, food and drink were all paid for by the company. I would also often visit the London office and travel to and from my house would be expensed also. I have also been given the opportunity to take exams which cost the company to let me sit.

The company currently offer two technical graduate schemes. One of which I will be applying to after I graduate. However, there currently aren't any available networking technical grad schemes which are unfortunate. I hope that in the near future this can become available however. I would like to return to HPE when I graduate as I have enjoyed my time here.

Charity activities would frequently take place to allow employees to networking within the organisation and be made to feel a part of a team. During my time in Sweden and London events, my team would often have evening meals and drinks as a celebration and enjoyment. 84 other interns also started on the same day as me and this made it more sociable with students my age.

Cost of living was expensive. I was located in Reading and being so close to London, the capital city of England, this meant that house prices were high. The cost of rent averaged to half of my months wages which was not ideal. However in my first month of placement, the university halls was offered for me to stay in with a HPE discount to £11 a night.

Reading only has a few good bars and nightclubs. Thursday nights would often be intern social events whereby all the students would attend. However, after Christmas the amount of night life social nights that i took part in, decreased as i began to aim to save more money and focus more at my job.

Charity activities would frequently take place to allow employees to networking within the organisation and be made to feel a part of a team. During my time in Sweden and London events, my team would often have evening meals and drinks as a celebration and enjoyment. 84 other interns also started on the same day as me and this made it more sociable with students my age.