Salesperson / Student Manager Review

by Southwestern Advantage

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Rating

4.7/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    5.0
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

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

    • Loved every minute! The most challenging experience I've ever had, and learned skills I'd never have learned so fast elsewhere. Amazing confidence boost and great collegues too - have met people from all over europe and the US through the programme. Would thoroughly recommend it but only to the right kind of students who are hard working and up for a challenge!

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

    • Lived with 2 guys in my first summer along with a host family, one a friend since primary school and the other a friend from my course. That was a big part of my summer, but all the teams I've been part of in 4 summers have pulled together and made it a great experience.

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

    • Coaching calls every single night and access at any time to sales managers/sales support if you have any questions while talking to customers. Amazing week of training at the beginning of the summer too.

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

    • VERY busy! So you have to be the kind of person who really gets a kick out of meeting new people because the job is none stop in that sense.

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

    • You really do get to run your own business and that is both a huge challenge and also incredibly rewarding. Also looks great on the CV!

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

    • Definitely skills for life. Answers to every question you could get asked at any job interview! In terms of building confidence, learning how to connect with people and keep a great attitude, these are skills you can't learn in a book. You have to get it from the real world and Southwestern gives you a huge shot of real life in just 3 months.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • All students are encouraged to make the job as fun as possible and I've loved ever week on the job!

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

    • Southwestern have had 155 years of experience so no problems there.

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

    • We got a whole week of training at the beginning of the summer entirely for free, plus my manager had met with me for at least 30 mins every week on campus as well as run team meetings for us. So we were definitely well trained!

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

    • International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • To move up in Southwestern you just need to keep working hard and setting a good example to the students you bring with you. There are also something like 15 or 20 sister companies that are always looking for graduates of the Southwestern internship to boost their companies.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • A lot of my friends think it's weird that I hang out with my collegues outside of work! But at Southwestern you really do become friends with people you work with and there's a great work hard/play hard atmosphere between all the students.

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

    • US has always been cheaper than the UK for sure, plus the host families that the company sets up are a lot cheaper than hotels or something would be.

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

    • Wasn't really part of the internship - we saved the partying until the end back at the company's headquaters in Nashville. Nashville itself is amazing though!

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • As a student manager (and even first year) students are encouraged to really get involved in campus activities and there's always been a lot of fun socials organised eg charity events, football tournaments etc.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Management, Marketing, Recruitment, Sales

International

April 2011

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