Summer Sales Intern Review

by FDM Group

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    2.3

    The Role

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

    • I thoroughly enjoyed my time at the FDM Group.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I felt very valued at FDM by colleagues of all levels. Senior Managers weren't afraid to trust me with important tasks despite being an intern. All my colleagues were very friendly and willing to help.

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

    • My manager(s) were always willing to take time out of their days to assist me in any way they possibly could. Staff of all levels were friendly and willing to help. FDM runs a mentoring programme which was very helpful when I initially joined the company, my mentor was fantastic.

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

    • I undertook daily tasks that were relatively constant throughout my internship. I was given tasks by various account managers which was quite nice as the work I was doing was quite varied. My days did vary in how busy I was but I never had nothing to do.

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

    • I was given quite a lot of important tasks right from the beginning of the internship. For example, I was in charge of gathering and writing the Weekly Sales Director Report after week 3.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I thoroughly enjoyed learning about how a large professional services company functions day-to-day and its the exposure that will benefit me significantly in the future. I picked up lots of technical and non-technical skills throughout my journey with FDM and will use these in my degree.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • The FDM London Sales Floor had a very entertaining and playful atmosphere that suited the type of work that they do.

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

    • Very well organised considering they have only been running the formal internship programme for 3 years. Katherine, Kate and their recruitment team were fantastic in welcoming us to the organisation and sorting out what we will be doing for the 8 weeks.

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

    • We had the option to attend some skills training at the FDM Academy which was great for our personal training. We were also given some flexibility in what we decided to take on as projects.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • National Travel

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

    • Very appealing, FDM likes having their interns come back and work for them after they graduate.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes our group of interns got on very well.

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

    • The London office is based in London Bridge so it is quite expensive to socialise in the area.

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

    • Relatively alright but I didn't tend to go out in the office area.

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

    • We had the opportunity to organise an internship/placement social on the last week

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Recruitment, Sales

London

August 2017

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