Customer Relations and Marketing Executive Review

by Tech Angels

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • It was great! It provided me with some great skills and opportunities that I can take with me my future career.

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

    • My colleagues valued everything I did, they all praised me for achieving my targets. They also helped motivate me each day which was great as it made me enjoy and value my experience more.

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

    • My manager gave lots of support and guidance, she helped with training as well as providing clear guidance on projects that I was set or planned to do.

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

    • It would vary but most days I would be busy either doing bookings and providing a great customer service and on other days I would be doing marketing and planning future promotional activities as well as running the office.

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

    • Full responsibility, it was fantastic as I worried when applying for jobs that I would be responsible for cleaning the cupboard or making cups of tea, but when I entered this placement I was had a great amount of responsibility.

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

    • The skills I have developed have been great in my management modules at university, especially those that require you to have an insight into small businesses and how they are run etc. Also I plan on taking the skills in terms of marketing and promotional actives that I put in place throughout my placement onto my career after university.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere was really nice, everyone got on and it was relaxed.

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

    • Due to them having many previous placement students they were very organised from start to finish.

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

    • Training was provided by the previous placement student which was nice as they could pass on skills and experiences from what they had learnt from doing the job for past 12 months.

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

    • Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Due to them only employing placement students due to being a small business, future employment prospects will not be available.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes, definitely.

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

    • I commuted to work, but it is very close to the university so would be a great place to live and socialise.

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

    • St Albans is really nice to go for a drink with friends as well as go for a relaxing cocktail.

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

    • Yes, they have a local gym and other groups that you could join.

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Operations, Customer Service, Human Resources, Market Research, Marketing, Purchasing and Supply

International

March 2015

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