PR, Communications & Events Placement Review

by Samsung Electronics

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Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Working across mobile and visual display product areas on key campaigns and events across Europe. Day to day includes distributing press releases, hosting regular calls with all European subsidiaries, and maintaining relationships with media


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have developed my organisation skills through working across a range of tasks. As well as this, my presentation and communication skills were refined


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes - a key example of this is how I had to host weekly calls with the whole of Europe to ensure that all colleagues received relevant updates across all projects.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • Both the placement team and my team in the business were very supportive and always understanding when I had questions or I needed to talk about something


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Really friendly. Stepping into a large company like Samsung was a new experience, but everyone was supportive and open to answering questions. The atmosphere was innovative and exciting.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I really enjoyed my placement at Samsung. I had a large range of experiences which have helped me to develop and I've met some great people


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Samsung Electronics
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Samsung Electronics to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Samsung Electronics
  • Be yourself! Applying for a placement is a difficult process, so expressing your interests and staying authentic is the best thing that you can do


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

PR & Communications

South West

June 2024


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