Retail Operations Sales Support Analyst Review

by Vauxhall

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Rating

4.4/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    4.5

    The Role

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

    • PLEASE NOTE: This review was for a placement at General Motors prior to the amalgamation of Vauxhall and General Motors (The RateMyPlacement Team) Really enjoyed it.. Wholly recommend the job/company

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

    • Getting involved in the social side as well as the work side allowed me to build a really good rapport with my colleagues, which also came in useful in the work place!

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

    • Was encouraged to do things in the ways I saw best and also given license to make a number of changes and updates to reports as well as creating a number of my own

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

    • Real fluctuation of work levels at different times of the week/month/year depending on targets and how close we are to hitting them. once or twice had to stay untill 7pm or be in at 7.30am but 99% of the time its been fine

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

    • As above was given license to do things as I saw fit and change things if I felt it was for the better

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

    • Biggest issue is confidence and having something extra to add to the CV!

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • People were understandably nervous about losing their jobs with vauxhall so the atmosphere at least at the start was quite subdued, picked up as the years gone on though. [This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the RateMyPlacement Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions]

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

    • full 12month plan handed out straight away and

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

    • Had hoped for more opportunity to go on an advanced excel/IT course but was still offerend an Excel training course and also given a plant tour, track tour in an Insignia VXR

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Graduate positions seem to be fasttracked when opportunities become available

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Too many nights out, house parties etc to talk about

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

    • not bad at all.. easily covered by the wage

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

    • Lutons not great but MK, St Albans, Watford and London aren't far

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

    • Vehicle launches and retailer visits etc

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Scotland

July 2010

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