Marketing Assistant Review

by Zurich Insurance

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • I really enjoyed it. Fun & friendly place to work

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

    • Times Differ When your new your feel useless, but you soon learn that you will benefit the company eventually. Just need patience.

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

    • Management are always giving feedback & realise when you are down or struggling. always give you a hand.

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

    • Always kept going, sometimes wouldn't stop for a period of 8 hours, but your days fly.

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

    • On my individual projects, I had significant levels of responsibility, dealing directly with clients in one role.

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

    • Wide variety of sessions ran during the induction week, skills taught in all sessions (e.g. MS Excel & Presentation Workshop) will benefit me for years to come.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere is always lively and challenging as the industry and work itself is so demanding.

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

    • It was very organized from people to equipment. all sorted out correctly.

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

    • Induction week with a series of skills workshops. Opportunity to attend in person or join online a number of different training modules.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events

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

    • I have since been offered a graduate job upon finishing my degree.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were a lot of social activites throughout the year, a lot of meals/ nights out, lunches out from the office.

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

    • Not really suitable to students who loves going out every night.

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

    • Very good as there was a large student community.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • The social club put on lots of different events - parties, fun days, trips to the theatre, etc.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

South West

October 2013

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