Technology Services Sales Intern Review
by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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
2.8
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The Culture
2.8
- 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
Great year and gained some great experience, others didn't though, and as with any placement, it is about how much you personally want to make out of your year.
I was an integral part of the team, and relied upon by many employees and external HP customers.
I saw my manager about once a week, and she had no idea what work us interns were doing as we didn't do any work for her, but for the sales people within the sales teams. This proved frustrating if she thought we didn't have much work on, when realistically we were snowed under.
Very busy and regularly took work home to catch up on. But this is the same with any job, and my willingness to do this helped me have a more rewarding year.
I was able to look after some smaller renewal business accounts and acted as the first point of contact for a number of the large corporate accounts such as the big banks.
The skills will definitely help me to get a job within sales and/or I.T. As far a university is concerned, it has made me a lot more disciplined and mature.
The Company
I got to take part in a sales training course.
Sports and Social Club
National Travel
Company Parties/Events
Working from home
Very poorly organised HR / not many sales opportunities available.
The Culture
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Information Technology, Sales
London
March 2011
