Commercial Management Intern Review
by M&G plc
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
4.1
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The Company
4.0
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The Culture
3.6
- 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
I really valued my experience at M&G as I was exposed to such a broad range of the business which gave me a great overall understanding of what they do. I always had work to do, and when I wasn't busy, I was able to ask for more work or do online training; so I was always developing myself.
I genuinely felt like the work I did was contributing to the success of the company. I was given tasks that were valuable and had to be done, and would actually be used by the teams I was working in.
My line manager was always supportive and made sure that the team knew I was available to help out with any work they needed doing. We didn't have regular meetings however we were always in close contact and when I felt I needed a catch up or some guidance, it was always available and my line manager was more than helpful in giving me feedback.
There was always something to be doing. Sometimes I felt I was not given enough work to do, but it was okay because in these situations, I was able to ask around for extra work to complete, or go online and do some training, or reading about the business.
I was given quite a lot of responsibility, and felt that the work I was doing was genuinely helpful to the teams I was working on.
The interning experience at M&G was invaluable in assisting my in gaining a graduate career and developing my attitude in my degree studies. Gaining real world experience is the best thing you can do to discover what career path you want to go down, and seeing what it is like living in the real world, after university.
The Company
Very pleasant - people were very friendly and open. I always felt I could talk to people and ask questions, even if they were not on my team.
The internship was well organised, with a formal assessment procedure to gain the position. During the internship I always knew what team I was working with, and knew where I was supposed to be and when.
We had two days of training at the start of the internship which was really valuable, as it gave us all a general grounding as to what asset management is all about, and brought us all to the same level which we needed to be on to start the internship.
Subsidised Canteen
Company Parties/Events
The Culture
There were opportunities to get involved with a few sports teams, and my colleagues were generally keen to socialise outside of work
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Financial Management
London
October 2013
