Creative Consumer Products Intern Review

by Mattel

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • I loved my time at Mattel. I'm very happy I got the opportunity to work there for a year.

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

    • I worked in the CP creative team and I felt valued by all of them. I'm still in contact with most of them now.

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

    • My manager was very supportive and I felt comfortable to go to him with any issues or problems.

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

    • I never felt overwhelmingly busy on a daily basis unless I had big events coming up or multiple projects going on at once. All interns received training to help us improve our time management and prioritisation which helped me cope with my workload.

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

    • I was given quite a lot of responsibility on my placement. However I actually would have liked more once I'd settled into my role.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Coming back to university I feel a lot more confident in my abilities and I've developed a lot of valuable business and creative skills. I believe my experience working at a global company specifically will help me when applying for future graduate schemes/ jobs.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere was fairly quiet most of the time. It would've been nice to have more of a buzz and excitement internally when new products were launched or when we ran charity events.

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

    • My placement was very well organised by HR.

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

    • Mattel gave us a lot of training opportunities. The insights discovery programme specifically stuck out of me as something very useful to help my work style and interaction with colleagues. However as I worked in the design team I would have valued indesign, photoshop or illustrator training opportunities which weren't offered.

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

    • Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Healthcare/Dental
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Unfortunately Mattel doesn't offer graduate schemes which I would have definitely applied for.

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • Most of the interns at Mattel got on really well and we all went on nights out together or for drinks after work occasionally. I was also lucky enough to go out for team meals every so often.

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

    • I lived at home whilst on placement outside of Maidenhead so didn't experience the cost of living.

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

    • There isn't many places to go out in Maidenhead but when the interns went out we would go to Windsor or Reading which are fairly close.

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

    • There was a few opportunities to get involved with activities outside of work but not many.

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

October 2017

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