Performance and Marketing Executive Review

by ViiV Healthcare

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.3
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I really enjoyed working at ViiV, the working environment is very dynamic and all employees are enthusiastic about what they do.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • In ViiV, all placement students truly are full members of the teams. It being a relatively small company makes every single individual important to the whole.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Placement students receive full feedback twice a year about their competencies. In addition to that, if you want to work on a specific skill, you can discuss this with your manager who can advise as to how to go about this. There are opportunities to start ones own project should you wish to do so.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • As in many jobs, some periods are more busy than others. Most of the time, I had a correct amount of things to do everyday but in busy periods I had to work overtime. This meant that in less busy periods I could for example leave early on a Friday afternoon.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given full responsibility of the implementation of marketing materials in my 22 markets. In addition, I organised two large internal conferences fully by myself.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Studying Business, I got a great insight in marketing as I was able to work on many different marketing materials, from e-mail campaigns, through websites and journal ads. This will help me in a future career in marketing as I now can say I have worked on a large amount of different advertisement means.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Very good atmosphere with hot desking, meaning you change seats everyday and meet new people.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Well set up with a great induction day and long handover from the previous placement student.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Able to take part in some skills sessions.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • International Travel

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • It being a company with 800 employees, they do not have their own grad scheme (but are part of the GSK grad scheme) so future employment is ufortunately not very likely for now.

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Yes! All 6 placement students got along very well amongst each other as well as with the rest of the company.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Rent in the area is cheaper than in Central London but still very expensive. Going out was also expensive.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • No nightlife in the area but it was close enough to Central London.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • N/a

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

August 2016

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