Intern Mars 2014 Review

by Mars

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    4.3

    The Role

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

    • i really enjoyed my placement! I met a lof of new people and learnt a lot about FMCG businesses

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

    • I really felt that associates in mars really value anyone else in the organisation, including the interns. they listened to my suggestions and implemented the strategy i proposed, where possible

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

    • I had a line manager for the whole duration of my project that really guided me with my projects and helped me anytime i needed, as well as assisted my development

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

    • I was very busy until the end of the internship where i had finished my project. then i filled my time by going around and meeting various people within the organisation which proved really helpful!

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

    • As my project was on its own a project that had a lot of responsibility assigned to it, i felt like from day 1 they gave me a lot of responsibility! this is one of the greatest things in mars after all!

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • during my internship i had to identify in what ways information can be shared within the logistics team and the supply chain. Knowledge sharing is something that i have used since with my classmates as it is really useful to exchange notes etc

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • It is a really friendly office and everyone in there is really happy to help you / sit down and have a chat with you - regardless of how high up they are within the organisation!!

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

    • The internship was very well organised - just one thing: I would have liked if my job role was specified quite some time before my internship -everyone mentioned this in their feedback - but apart from that everything else was great!

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

    • Mars is by far the best grad company you can go to develop - they really focus on some of your development areas and give you projects to face them ! and everyone is really happy to have a very honest chat with you. in addition, if you ask for feedback you get it, and in a very honest form which really helps!

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home

    Healthcare/Dental

    Travel loan
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • The mars management development programme is one of the best grad schemes out there - both on a developmental as well as on funcitonal skills level. therefore, employment prospects are VERY appealing!

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • The grad community was very well organised and we went loads of times, it was a great bunch of people!

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

    • Petrol to go in and out of work was quite expensive but as i was staying at a friend's house in the summer, living costs were not too high!

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

    • NIghtlife was quite good, we went out a lot of times and had a great time always - it was also because of the intern group, we were all quite a lively bunch!

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

    • We attended a BBQ as well as a family day event were we could bring our friends from outside work- that was loads of fun!

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Logistics and Operations

London

November 2014

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