Digital Content and Marketing Strategy Review

by Hays

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Rating

2.6/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    2.5
  • The Culture
    1.1

    The Role

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

    • Was enjoyable and offered a bit more than expected

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

    • Was difficult to prove yourself as the same with most business' seen as inexperienced

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

    • Couldn't ask for more, if i needed anything they where always there and my manager was very helpful and supportive throughout my year

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

    • Dependent and varied throughout the year, ad the start my role was a touch ad hoc but when you integrate and are given responsibility your work load rises

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Similar to above, increased through duration of placement due to you allowing to prove yourself

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

    • Not back at university so difficult to comment, I think I learnt a lot of life skills and understanding of a corporate environment though

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Great atmosphere and everyone was easy to get along with, friday drinks aides the bonding, as did 5 a side football. Was still very professional and people got their work done

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

    • To start with was a little ad hoc and being the 1st placement student in my department was reflected but as it progressed you mould into the role and run projects and your role can sometimes be defined by yourself

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

    • I didnt get any monetary investment in training but I was trained on all systems we used and my university encouraged keeping and developing personal development programs which helped track progress

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

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

    • Undecided as yet

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Was difficult for me as I was the only placement student in my office halfway across London

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • City of London so its expensive and London as a whole was expensive but with thats there are 10000001 things to do and see

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

    • City of London is mainly insurance and banking

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

    • Had to set up football myself, but other than that nothing

    1/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

Market Research, Marketing

London

August 2013

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