General Merchandising Intern Review
by Tesco plc
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.1
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The Company
3.3
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The Culture
2.3
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I found my summer internship with Tesco very enjoyable. Although I was placed within a department I was unsure about initially, the team was extremely welcoming and willing to involve me in the projects they were currently undertaking.
The team were great and I felt like I fit in very quickly. There were one or two occasions that colleagues outside of the team were rude, but this was rare and my team were supportive in these occasions.
My line manager gave me plenty of support and guidance. I was allocated a project to oversee and lead which gave me a good amount of responsibility, experience and knowledge of Tesco.
There were days where I was very busy, and had meetings constantly to attend. However there were days where I had less to do because I was waiting on others to get back to me in order to proceed.
My project was fundamental to the running of a wider programme so I felt like I was given a huge amount of responsibility during the internship.
The placement is not directly related to my degree, but will assist because of organisational skills, analytical skills, and interpersonal skills that were developed throughout the 10 weeks.
The Company
The office was quite laid back and chilled.
My team were great and thought of a good project for me to get involved in quickly. The entry level team had plenty of development days and talks for us to attend which were useful. However, I don't feel my HR was very organised as when I attended my store placement, they had no idea I was due to work there for those days. I also had to chase HR up about my sign off presentation and interview as I hadn't heard anything from them about it in the last few weeks.
The company were great with development days and talks. I have also heard that Tesco are very eager to take on entry level employees and that their graduate scheme is excellent in terms of development.
Subsidised Canteen
Subsidised/Company Gym
I would love the opportunity to return on the Tesco graduate scheme.
The Culture
There were around 10 other interns on my internship.
I lived at home in London so commuting to Hertfordshire was quite expensive.
There isn't much of a night scene in Welwyn Garden City, however I lived and commuted from London, which is 30 minutes away, so it didn't matter.
There were a couple of events that interns were invited to, like a sports day and a ball. They were graduate events that we were invited to.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
South East
August 2014
