Marketing Programmes Specialist Review

by Vauxhall

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.1

    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) Very enjoyable work environment with a good social life.

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

    • A lot of undergrads helped with a busy social life whilst the grads and employees where all very friendly.

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

    • I had appropriate guidance and was assigned a mentor.

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

    • Some days had little work, although I often found jobs to do.

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

    • There was a good amount of responsibility and I could see my reports being used for things such as costings of programmes or suppllying data to the government.

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

    • I feel I have developed a lot of skills and was given some good training, although I feel due to the problems the company had at the time of joining meant they were not running as much training as normal.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • It was a very enjoyable office to work in.

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

    • The fact they had a role for undergrad recruitment meant we were well looked after.

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

    • There was good training, but I feel there could have been more.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I got a contract extension, and the company is very positive about it's grad scheeme.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • With about 70 of us and most living with each other a night out is very easy to plan!

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

    • It was medium.

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

    • The town is not great to go out in, although there are some nicer places not too far.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • We organised a lot between the undergrads.

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

July 2010

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