Door-door Salesperon Review

by Southwestern Advantage

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Rating

2.2/5
  • The Role
    2.7
  • The Company
    1.8
  • The Culture
    1.9

    The Role

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

    • emotionally draining. no individualism. Yet in retrospect in did teach me the importance of schedule.

    1/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • from some, yes a great extent. from others, no I felt manipulated.

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

    • there was a sales week training course which was helpful at the start. Though we worked on our own which meat there was no help in practice.

    1/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • 80 hour weeks.

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

    • independent contractor which should mean 10 stars. However if we didn't work 80 hours a week, or were felt to be 'a bad influence' on others we were asked to leave.

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

    • I truly know what hard work is now! and I also appreciate the importance of a schedule.

    2/5

    The Company

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

    • we worked alone.

    1/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • host families were already set up.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I believe certain individuals were keen to see you improve. however others seemed only interested in you doing your job for the company.

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

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • can stay on with southwestern to manage first years.

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • had to maintain positivity otherwise we are branded a bad influence and asked to leave.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • in America, so food was fairly cheap. First years were on foot or on bikes to travel. Some had cars.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • we never went out.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • working 80 hours a week leaves no opportunity for that. On Sundays we would go for a team meeting somewhere and in the afternoon would go and explore somewhere.

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Sales

International

April 2013

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