Business Support Analyst Review
by Nestlé
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
4.8
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The Company
4.1
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The Culture
4.4
- 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 enjoyed the placement and feel like I learnt so much from it. It was definitely one of the best years of my life!
It was a culture at Nestle to recognise each other's good work and saying thank you in the meetings or through emails as a form of appreciation, sometimes even in a form of a certificate!
I had never-ending support from my management. On top of that I also had a 'catch up' session with my supervisor once every two weeks where we discussed about everything going on.
It varied, some of the days I had to eat my lunch on my desk because I had too much things to do, but some other days I had nothing to do at all. Overall it was a perfect balance as we never brought work back home.
At first I thought being a placement student I would only be shadowing someone but I was wrong. I was given enough responsibilities that make me feel confident in myself and feel needed.
Working for Nestle for a year I learnt every aspects of how it feels like working for a global organisation. I didn't only develop my technical ability (I worked in the Information System team), but also some business knowledge and people skills.
The Company
Office was fun, I always got to meet (although sometimes only online) new people everyday. My team mates and I always chatted and joked around that made our busiest days lighter.
The company did not have a valid set of tasks planned for us but they always figure something out on the way to keep us busy and the flexibility in choosing what kind of work we want to do is the best thing we could ever hoped for.
There was some training courses available although we do need to propose a valid reason of why we need it and how it will benefit us
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
National Travel
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Working from home
Trust me on this, you will never regret it!
The Culture
Nestle UK Ltd took a lot of placement students every year and as the youngest in the group we grew so much closer together.
Everything was very affordable, especially with the amount of money we earned :)
I had my placement in York and it has many interesting, great pubs and some awesome clubs!
There were some projects like for example promoting Nestle's recruitment in Universities open days, etc
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Yorkshire and Humberside
November 2013
