SEO Assistant Review

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.4
  • The Company
    2.8
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • I enjoyed my placement and learnt a variety of new skills.

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

    • I was the only intern in the marketing department but I still felt valued. Made the effort to get to know most interns and full-time employees from other departments.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Support and construstive criticism were provided as and when required but sometimes needed more guidance on how to tackle the technical things.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Not that busy compared to my colleagues but I managed my own workload and completed tasks on time. I also had the chance to work from home and was kept busy.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Responsible for optimising company websites and improving ranking on search engines for selected keywords. A lot of my role involved stuff 'behind the scenes' so in a way, I was partially responsible for keeping sales employees busy!

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

    • Enhanced my written communication, time management and organisational skills - all relevant for my degree. I also learnt about SEO, Google PPC and search analytics tools which were all areas completely new to me but is something I may consider as a future career.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • General friendly and informal atmosphere. Most of the time you could have a joke and a laugh and still get your work done.

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

    • Accomodation/bills/travel is taken care of so that part of the placement was set up well.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • No formal training for my job role. I was disappointed with the lack of initial training, however some training and learning took place on the job. It was a steep learning curve but eventually got the gist of it.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Company Parties/Events

    Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Hard to say really because the marketing department is small and my placement was cut short so it depends on whether the company wants more SEO work done.

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • Good social scene amongst interns.

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

    • Cost of living was ok. Wages were generally enough to get by on.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Good nightlife in Reading.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Got involved in badminton which was paid for by the company and enjoyed it but it got cancelled after a while.

    3/5
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South East

June 2012

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