Marketing & Consumer Intern Review

by Telefonica (O2)

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • Overall I had a great experience within the company and can look back on a great year.

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

    • To an extent - did feel there was a slight 'he's an intern' feel to things but overall felt valued by all of my team.

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

    • This was more due to issues with my line manager. Bit of confusion about my role and key targets for the team.

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

    • Good balance of work. Never felt overworked and rarely had much free time to twiddle my thumbs.

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

    • Plenty of responsibility offered within my role. Had a key say in commercial decisions.

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

    • Developed key skills in many different areas - feel I've matured more as a person in the past 12 months than during any previous year in my life.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Great atmosphere in which to work in.

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

    • The core HR team leading the interns were disorganised at times I felt. From the beginning there were issues with job role, pay, registering on the IT systems etc etc. Communication wasn't great and definitely something the company can improve

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • There was some opportunity to develop myself - perhaps would have expected slightly more from such a large company. We started our roles after two days of training and I felt there could have been more regular sessions with the other interns to learn and develop.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

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

    • On a personal level this isn't the job for me. I also feel the industry itself isn't in the position it was 4-5 years ago.

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • Regular meets with other interns and graduates. Location isn't great but London isn't a million miles away.

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

    • Reasonably expensive as it's South-East England.

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

    • Slough and the surrounding town's nightlife has nothing to offer. However both London and Reading are within close proximity so plenty to do when you save the pennies.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Plenty of opportunities to get involved in a whole host of other things.

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing, Market Research, Financial Management, Purchasing and Supply

South East

June 2014

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