Sales and Marketing Assistant Review

by Borro

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Rating

2.2/5
  • The Role
    2.2
  • The Company
    1.9
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • I enjoyed working with the peoplethere, however, it was quite stressful at times with the company constantly setting unrealistic targets and failing to incentivise by making confusing and frequently changing bonus schemes

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I felt like the company needed me there, however I also feel thst they should have done more to reward good work and recognise potential

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

    • Managements policy was that we can talk to them about any issues, however when it came down to it, they frequently were far too busy to help or gave lazy advice

    2/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Often understaffed so could be swamped with a huge workload

    1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Was given a huge amount of responsibility, but not always credited for it

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

    • Received very little to no help for my degree, completely misled about my role within the company

    1/5

    The Company

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

    • I did have a lot of laught in the office, however the stress of management soon filtered down to other members of staff which could seriously affect our moods

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

    • No desire to actually help with our degree, used as cheap labour

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • The firm did train us, however we were constantly needing additional help

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

    • Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Healthcare/Dental
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Not too sure i'd go back if things stayed the same as when i was there

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • Brilliant social events outside work with other workers, often out after work for drinks

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

    • Was very expensive living in London, however borro did agree to pay for travel to work. Paying extra for working in London would have been a nice touch though, was difficult at times

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Couple of bars but you need to travel to get anywhere decent

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

    • A football team, thats it

    2/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting, Business Operations, Advertising, Banking, Customer Service, Economics, Financial Management, Information Technology, Market Research, Marketing, Sales

London

September 2012

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