Marketing Assistant Review

I was given lots of responsibility in my role and was really valued by my team. My role went above and beyond what I would expect to do as an intern.

I immediately felt like a valued member of my team, everyone was friendly and supportive. I was given lots of responsibility and had a high workload to manage.

My manager was fantastic and trusted me with a lot of responsibility - e.g. managing programs. I was supported with my developmental needs too, which involved completing education courses and workshops to enhance my skills.

I always had something to do and was never bored. A lot of responsibilities were ongoing, which meant there was never a quiet moment! However despite being so busy, I had a lot of support from my team and gained a lot of experience - it was definitely not a bad thing!

A lot and I really appreciated it. I wasn't viewed as an 'intern', I was a full member of the team with a lot of responsibility. However I always had support if I needed it.

My job wasn't 'marketing' as I viewed it at university, my role was more centered around communications. However I did gain experience around a number of marketing programs, and was also able to shadow other marketing professionals in the organisation.

None of my team were based at my location - most were based around Europe. However this was never a problem as my manager was in contact all the time and I was surrounded by lots of other interns from different departments.

My role was very well organised - I had clear responsibilities and there was always opportunities for more. The intern scheme itself was very well run, although some of the activities we had to do for it didn't have clear outcomes and were a bit disorganised sometimes.

The intern scheme runs various skills roadshows and academies - parts of which are useful but on the whole not so much. However there are lots of courses you can take - many of which are free and you can take in your own time. My manager also set up lots of shadowing opportunities.

I enjoyed my placement and would love to come back to the company - however IBM don't tend to hire marketing graduates. You'd need to get into the graduate scheme in another area and then move into marketing if an opportunity arises. If you want to go into a different area though, the scheme looks really good.

Yes! Lots of other interns mean lots of nights out, parties and other social events such as cinema and bowling. Nando's is close by, meaning if you organise and car share, the whole of you can go for a sneaky meal at lunch time.

It's London so it's not cheap. However if you find clubs outside of central then the price isn't too bad. More expensive than standard uni nights you might be used to though.

Pretty poor - you need to go into central for most of the clubs and pubs, but there are a few nice places nearby, and clubs in Kingston.

So so - occasional sports events and other activities to get involved with. There's also the chance to work at Wimbledon.