Marketing Intern EMEA Review

by The Walt Disney Company

Best Student Employer

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Rating

0.7/5
  • The Role
    0.5
  • The Company
    0.5
  • The Culture
    1.3

    The Role

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

    • I did not enjoy this placement one bit. I was in a very unsupportive team who seemed to have a 'sink or swim' attitude. The job sounded fun, but all I was doing was pointless jobs like copying and pasting things in spreadsheets. I quit half way through the year. I would never recommend this placement in this particular department to anyone else.

    1/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Not at all.

    1/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Not at all. Until I started having anxiety attacks.

    1/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Some days I had nothing to do, other days I was given so many tasks which I had not been properly briefed on so it made them impossible to complete to a good standard.

    1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • None.

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I learnt what not to do in a management role!

    1/5

    The Company

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

    • Very unwelcoming! No one really talked, and if they did it was only to say something bad about someone else or the work they had done.

    1/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • So badly organised. After quitting I recommended they didn't bother hiring anyone else to fill the role as the team didn't seem to know what to do with a Placement student!

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Nothing, Any training they offered was not offered to Interns - e.g. fire safety, first aid, business/sales training etc. was offered to everyone in the building except interns.

    1/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home
    1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I have no intention of working for the company again, which is a shame as I am completely in love with Disney as an organisation, just not to work for!

    1/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were 200 placement students in the building so quite a variety of people to mix with.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Pretty expensive as the placement is based in London.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Karaoke was fun...

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yoga once a week was all I heard about for extra activities.

    1/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

June 2017

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