Business Intelligence Analyst (Intern) Review
by Travelport
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.6
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The Company
4.2
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The Culture
3.5
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
It has been an enjoyable placement. The team are really friendly and you soon get to know everybody
There was the initial jump into working where it was a case of understanding the job and my requirements, but after that I began to start working more confidently and, eventually, independently on projects and tasks
The support I was given was fantastic. The company offered several training sessions in key areas and my managers were very experienced in their fields so could easily assist me. I never felt I had to work it all out and never felt shy to ask any questions
I was eased into the position at my own pace and after a few weeks my work load began to grow. After a few months people began to know who I was and what my position was and I would get ad-hoc reporting requests as well as my daily activities
Gladly, more than I was expecting. I was given the opportunity to get a lot of company exposure and was expected to create reports and schedule meetings with some far senior people
The skills I developed were in Excel and reporting packages. These skills are transferable to the more technical modules for my final year of study and will put me in relatively good stead for a graduate position in the future. As well as that I learned important, practical business skills that simply cannot be learned in the classroom.
The Company
Excellent fun. People were relaxed and chatty most of the time, with Fridays being the most casual. People would often bring in cakes or treats for their birthday's too which was a bonus.
It was very well organised considering that this was the first year that the placement scheme had been ran at Travelport. I think that because it was so new it had less of a rigorous structure to the scheme than larger organisations do; this greatly benefited us as it gave us the flexibility to focus on areas of interest and allowed us to be more involved in projects
As well as the initial training on site for computing and reporting etc. I was given the opportunity to do a 3 day Developer training course for a new Business Intelligence product
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Working from home
Good employment prospects, however no existing formal graduate scheme in place.
The Culture
Plenty of fun nights out and a good proximity to London
I was living in Windsor as the placement was in Slough. Slough was cheap enough to live in but I found Windsor more pleasant
Not bad
The local rugby club were friendly and gave me a good opportunity to socialise outside of work hours
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Data Science, Financial Management
London
January 2013
