Sky TV Products Divison Review

by Sky

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Rating

4.6/5
  • About You
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.6
  • Everything Else
    4.4

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • One of the best work experience programmes I have ever done. Everyone is so friendly and there is plenty of interesting work to do rather than just the boring filing one would expect

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • I felt my work was valued and it was nice to see that some of the projects I worked on later appeared on the Sky website

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Everyone was supportive and friendly from interns to managers and were able to answer any questions I had

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

    • I was able to use the placement to really develop my Excel skills which are so intergral to the careers I am interested in. Furthermore, the skills I learnt on these placement were easily transferrable with other placements I went on to do

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • A clear programme had been set out, however what I liked was how flexible the placement was to suit my interests and needs, it is all about asking

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • The atmosphere was really friendly and I felt welcomed. I was able to settle in quickly among my colleagues

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

    • The fact that one of my colleagues was prepared to sit down with me and go through Excel to really develop my skills really went above and beyond what I expected. Furthermore one of the managers also helped develop my interview skills which again what beyond what I expected and really helped for university and job interviews

    5/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • I was able to go to meetings and was treated like a fellow colleague, thus able to understand the day to day roles

    5/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • The company culture really shone on the placement and made it very attractive to want to work there in the future

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • Very valuable, it reaffirmed my interests for wanting to go into the financial industry

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • Sky offer a maximum £75 expense for the week which is paid regardless of your expenses. My expenses were less, so essentially I was paid a little bit too

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • I was able to go and visit other departments across finance as well as media which was very interesting

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • I was invited along to team meetings and a sports activity day which was really enjoyable and again different to other work experiences I had done

    5/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • The standard activties such as gym and sport are avaliable to employees

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Sky is such a vast and changing industry and there is plenty of scope to experience the different services which is why it is a perfect starting point for looking into finance

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Accounting

London

May 2015

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