Channel Business Analyst Review

by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    2.8
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Got to learn a lot about the business, but wish i was able to go out more.

    3/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • I felt valued by the majority of managers and other staff, however there was a couple of people who didn’t value me much at all.

    3/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • One manager helped with supporting and guiding me quite a lot and my old main manager was helpful in developing my skills in communication etc . My main manager was no so helpful, and hasnt done any development with me at all.

    3/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • I’m probably one of a handful that are the busiest interns, which is good because I like to be busy.

    3/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I had a tonne of responsibility

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • It will make me more business focused, which will help on my final year of my Business and Management degree

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • 50/50, office is dead most days

    3/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • First half of year good, second half I basically self-managed myself as my main manager rarely spoke to me even when he was in the office.

    3/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • My second team was very helpful in training me up, my ad-hoc tasks with others in the company were helpful, my main team didn’t invest their time in me.

    3/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    4/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Unless you like sales, there’s no other grad roles.

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Didn’t bond with a selected few but my housemates and a few interns I was friendly with were very social and in a good way.

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • I had expensive rent for a house that had rats. Lola Los is good though.

    3/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Lola Los in Reading do jaeger bombs on a Friday for £1.50 each. Enough said.

    5/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Chillum Shisha is a great activity to socialise and have a cheeky mango lassi

    4/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Sales

South East

July 2018


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