Channel Sales & Marketing Intern Review

I really enjoyed my placement year - everyone is friendly and keen to help make your placement a good experience. The work was challenging and diverse, and you are treated like a full time employee.

I felt very valued by my team - the responsibilities and the tasks you are given are necessary for the team and organisation to function properly. My managers often asked for my opinion and depended on me.

My managers and supervisors were always very attentive to what I wanted to get out of the placement and the areas I wanted to explore. They were very supportive at the beginning and really help settle you into your job. I was able to ask questions at all times during the placement and they are always happy to help and guide you.

I always had something to do but some periods of the year were extremely busy and others were much quieter. Overall, it was a busy year, always with diverse and non-repetitive tasks and my team was very conscious of the workload that I had - I never hesitated to tell them whether I had too much or not enough.

The interns in my team were all given quite a lot of responsibility, especially when it came to event management. My managers work part-time so it was up to me pick up anything urgent when they weren't there. I was given some "heavy" projects throughout the year as well.

The most important thing you pick up during your year is probably confidence and the ability to communicate with others in a professional setting. The work-orientated/theoretical skills I gained, I will definitely be able to use during my final year and they'll look very good on a CV :)

The atmosphere is laid-back and fluid. Everyone is extremely friendly and the open space makes it easy to talk and ask questions to your colleagues at all times.

Intel is used to having interns so there is a very good work placement scheme, and my team is happy to help interns settle in and make sure we have a good time.

There is a lot of compulsory training on how to handle confidential information and workplace attitudes. Aside from those, it is mostly up to you to raise to your managers what you'd like to get involved in (aside from your job) and mine were very helpful. The open and laid back style of the office also makes it easy to talk to anyone not in your team/realm of work for you to get training on certain things.

It depends on the team. Some organisations/branches of the company are known to hire back more than others - it's up to you to "prove" yourself throughout the year if you wish to get hired back.

There is a Social Committee that tried to organise monthly things - we've been on a weekend away, groups go bowling, etc. There are 40+ interns on site so it's easy to make friends and find people to go out with etc.

Swindon is much cheaper than most areas in the South, rent wasn't an issue at all.

There are a couple nice bars/pubs and some good restaurants but the nightlife in itself isn't the greatest

There are many opportunities to get involved with charities and STEM-related events for children - these are organised by interns or advertised by the company. Aside from charity-work and a couple of sports-related activities during lunch-time, there isn't much.