Business Analyst and Sales Support Review

by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • Fab company, brilliant placement, good colleagues, lots to do. Good nights out, with the team (all paid for!!) and with other interns.

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

    • All my team were really approachable, with any problems whether work related or for uni project work. Have missed them since i have left, but aim to keep in touch.

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

    • Lots of support from my manager, and my managers manager. Guidance for future studies at uni, and how to improve my work at HP.

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

    • I was free to manage my own working day. Work could come in quite urgently, or have long term projects. But a good balance, and understanding team, if i said i didn't have the bandwidth to do certain bits of work.

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

    • I was given lots of responsibility. One example is when my manager is on holiday, i took over dealing with osculations, and forecast calls and reporting up to the next management level.

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

    • I have developed all my Microsoft office skills, particularly excel, which will of course help in my final studies and beyond.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Great atmosphere, all open plan, so get to know everyone around. Everyone is friendly. Nice free coffee and tea as well !!

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

    • Brilliant set up. The month handover was well planned by my predecessor, and ensured i was well set up for all the core tasks, and well introduced to key people in the office. Nice day out for induction in Bristol learning about HP as a company, not just the business unit i worked within.

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

    • Lots of online training and courses to develop key skills. Also ran several mock assessment days for graduates.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Really good development to graduate skills while on placement, and good set up to ensure I and graduate material for coming back, and good network of contacts.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Other interns have great banter in and out of the office. So do most of the people in my team. Couldn't ask for more or less!

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

    • Socialising when out with my team was as cheap as chips as it was all paid for by HP! socialising with other interns was cheap as well as Reading is a university town, and some good cheap places about.

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

    • Reading is good, close to Windsor and london for other good nights out. Just avoid Bracknell.

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

    • Loads. The HP Sports and Social Club, has lots going on, and am sure anyone can find something to get involved with.

    4/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing, Sales

South East

June 2014

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