Finance Intern Review

I enjoyed my work placement at Travelport. From day one I was given real responsibilities within my team and everyone was really supportive and friendly. There were a large number of opportunities for interns to get involved with including charity work and presenting in front of your colleagues in various finance meetings.

I felt very valued by colleagues and we were treated as regular employees due to the large number of interns they take on each year. All colleagues offered their time and support to help develop us or to answer any questions that we had on their roles or career paths.

My manager gave me a great deal of support throughout the year. We would have fortnightly one to one meetings to discuss how I was getting on with my work and if I needed any guidance. I also had a mentor who supported me with setting up shadowing and CV skills.

I found my job worked on a monthly calendar. So for three weeks of the month I was busy with month end reporting and then the last week I used to catch up on any adhoc work that was required of me. During these quieter periods, it is also a great opportunity to do any online training courses Travelport offers on My Learning.

I was given a great deal of responsibility throughout my placement as these are jobs regular employees would be doing. As the year progressed I was also able to take on more tasks and responsibilities to ensure I was challenging myself. I also had the responsibility of handing over to the new intern when they started in July, which was a really good experience.

I learnt a lot of software skills during the placement through Excel and PowerPoint which will help me beyond my studies. I also took time to do some training courses on emotional intelligence and presentation skills, which will provide me with the soft skills for both university and my future career.

The atmosphere around the office was really positive - everyone was really friendly and welcoming. I was treated as any other employee and as an intern I found this gave me a really positive experience.

The overall work placement was well organised. There were various workshops and training sessions for us to attend like CV & Interview skills, which will be extremely useful in the coming years. But also the support the placement gave me was vital and I found it really helpful being assigned a mentor.

They offered development through the workshops provided as well as many online courses which we had the opportunity to do during quieter times of the months. These online courses included a range of subjects from Excel training to emotional intelligence. My managers and mentor were all happy to help with any development or any questions I had which would benefit me in the future.

There are currently no Graduate programmes at Travelport, however if a job comes up previous interns are alerted.

There were quite a few interns this year so we were able to socialise as a group and went on various meals or outings. As well as this, we collaboratively raised money and volunteered for a charity and took part in bake sales and various fun runs.

I lived at home during my placement year and commuted to work so I was able to save on my cost of living.

Langley itself has not got much for socializing but Windsor is not far away. Its great during the day with the shops and then you also have the river and Windsor Castle. During the evenings it is also a great place to socialise as there are plenty of restaurants, bars and pubs to go to.

There were plenty of opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work such as team lunches and the social club. The social club events included a Boat Party, The Lion King and Go Karting. As well as this, we sponsored a charity and participated in some fundraising events with many of our colleagues also joining in.