Marketing Intern Review

by Telefonica (O2)

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Rating

3.1/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    2.3

    The Role

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

    • Really well supported by everyone in my team. Manager gave me clear objectives and targets to meet which we discussed beforehand.

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

    • Really got stuck into important projects straight away.

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

    • weekly meetings with my team to discuss what everyone was doing so we were all on the same page. My manager and I had a 121 meeting every 2 weeks.

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

    • I got much busier as the year went on which was good as I learnt so much.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Give a lot of campaigns to manage alone - sole responsibility for delivering to customers.

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

    • Think this year will really help me in my final year, giving me a practical understanding of marketing in a big company

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Fun, but hardworking office

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

    • start up was tricky but progressed well. Wish there was more company organsied intern events.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Learnt Spanish whilst I was there and went on many marketing courses

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Unsure yet as I haven't finished my placement yet

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was a lot of us, which created a good social enviornment

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Slough - so near london

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

    • Surrounding areas (reading, windsor, london) are good but slough is awful

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

    • probably but I didn't get involved

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing

South East

November 2013

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