Placement Year - Sales Review

by Bosch Group

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Rating

2.4/5
  • The Role
    2.5
  • The Company
    1.6
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • Initially I enjoyed my placement but there was not enough training or responsibility to continue this enjoyment after 3 months.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I only really had contact with my manager who was rarely in the office. I was always praised for the work I did do.

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

    • I had 1 hour meetings with my manager perhaps once or twice a week. This was not enough to give me a sufficient workload. I would ask for more work but it never materialised.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • I was very bored most of the time spending most of the day on microsoft excel.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • There was a chronic lack of responsibility. The advertised customer contact was a fiction.

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • This is not the field which I would like to go into anymore however I did learn how a global company operates and a lot of computer skills.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • My office had a maximum of 10 people in at any one time. There was a huge level of isolation from the head office. People barely said hello to each other.

    1/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It was organised very well. However the job I was doing wasn't what was advertised.

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

    • No training. When I had a lack of work I would use online resources to teach myself skills such as VBA.

    1/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    National Travel
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 2/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were 3 students including myself in my office who were both very nice.

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

    • It is based on the University of Warwick campus so had student prices.

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

    • Luckily I still had friends at the university to go out with. Any student at any university can join sports clubs and societies at Warwick which was a real bonus.

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

    • We went out for one meal.

    1/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Sales

West Midlands

January 2014

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