Data Analyst Review

I really enjoyed my time at Travelport, everyone was very friendly and welcome from the start. I have made some great friends and the work- life balance was easy to maintain. There was not one day where I dreaded walking into work, my only criticism is that I would like more facilities that encouraged more down time.

I felt like one member of the team straight away, I was given responsibility and was given the freedom to change processes that we had used in the past. I was doing the same work as the other full time members of the company but I also never felt nervous to make a mistake as I had the strong support of my team.

My manager and supervisors have been great. I would comfortable to tell them of any issues I had on my placement, it also didn't feel like 9-5 support. I was always being asked questions about what I did this weekend and if everything was comfortable moving to a new area etc. They made sure I was busy but never overloaded with work

In my role, how much work I had on varied from week to week. Some weeks I would be producing report after report, sometimes I knew I had some time to spare when creating a report. It was in these quieter days where I would learn new things or see areas of my role I could innovate.

I was given plenty of responsibility, I thought as I progressed through my placement I was given more and more responsibility. I wasn't thrown in the deep end straight away and if I ever was in any doubt I could ask a question to my team members and they would be happy to answer

The role I had and my degree lined up very well. One of my modules in second year was all about my role and I could see directly how those skills I learnt transferred into the working world. Moving forward, I am happy the skills I have developed will help me greatly in my final year studies

The atmosphere was generally positive, of course working in a office 9-5 has its limitations, but everyone was friendly. We celebrated other peoples birthdays and special events together. You could see someone you know and end up having a couple of minutes conversation with them. It was a happy place to work

Travelport has had interns come through their process for a few years now ,and year on year the process is being improved. There was a great balance of work and personal development throughout the year. You had a handover period with an old intern that let you learn the ropes and you have constant support, from then on after its about you learning and growing as a person

The company pushed Personal Development a lot which is only a good thing!. They carried out monthly sessions on certain topics, these could range from Presentation Skills to Mental Health. There was a great variety. I was pushed to contribute which I needed and in the long run I benefitted from this

Travelport doesn't operate a graduate scheme as such. A few previous interns have returned for full time employment as they already have a relationship with the firm. my only issue with this is that there is no pathway for development for full time employees, but this is only a small issue

There was a healthy amount of other interns (18 in total) so there were a lot of opportunities to be social. However, due to geographical reasons it was hard to arrange plans sometimes. The area didn't help either as we always had to travel if we wanted to do anything social

Being near London meant that everything was quite costly and given we weren't on millions of pounds some months you had to monitor your funds. This didn't make a difference from student living, but sometimes you had to be wary of how much you were spending on a pint or two.

Slough doesn't other much for nightlife...surprise. However, you are only a short train or drive from Windsor which has a lot more going on at night. You can also travel to London 30 minute train, this requires a lot more planning but it is possible you just have to think about getting back from London...

The Travelport Social Club offered a monthly event that you could participate in with other colleagues, this would be event like go-karting. The social club will offer you this event for a discounted rate, it only costs £2 a month which comes straight out of your wage, which is a good deal.