Sales Operations Executive Review

by Xerox

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Rating

3.1/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    2.4
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • Enjoyed the huge responsibility however was not completely the job I thought I was going in to.

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

    • Treated like a full time employee due to the nature of my job and the responsibilities that followed.

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

    • Manager would always support me if I needed assistance, guidance or backing. Also gave me additional jobs outside the job role in order for me to gain experience in other activities (i.e. marketing campaigns, field sales work)

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

    • Last 4 months were hectic, but first couple of months were fairly quiet. Always good being too busy though

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

    • Salesforce were coming to me for support on issues with their sales CRM systems (salesforce.com and BigMachines) and I had the authority to make decisions on how to deal with them.

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

    • Xerox have so many online courses for you to do - they are really useful! Have learnt so much in terms of IT, CRM systems, marketing and sales experience.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Good office banter with colleagues. Open office plan so sitting near top level management too.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Quite unorganised, especially the recruitment process.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Online courses very useful.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Company Parties/Events

    Working from home
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Not a genuine graduate scheme but apparently there are plans to re-introduce them

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • 50 students in Uxbridge so was almost like University social life, just add on Work.

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

    • Just outside central london - expensive but affordable (approx 100£ a week)

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Uxbridge isnt great however 45 minute tube into London which is amazing

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Joined a Goals league with some co-workers.

    2/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Customer Service, Information Technology, Marketing, Sales

London

September 2012

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