Marketing Executive Review
by Xerox
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
3.7
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The Company
2.5
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The Culture
3.1
- 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
I got given a great deal of responsiblity on my placement and a lot of projects to complete, however some of the tasks were quite repetitive and I'm not sure if I'm interested in this type of work.
The team I worked for were very friendly and easy to get on with and made me feel very welcome. They also showed great trust in the work I did and let me get on with things and do them on my own.
The team I worked in were always happy to help me if I had problems and were easy to approach.
I found in my role I would have days where I had lots of work to do or very little. No two days were the same but some days did feel to drag on a bit.
As the year progressed I got given more responsibility and took part in projects for other teams by myself and without people from within my team helping.
I think the practical skills I learnt will help me in future jobs, such as developing my database and excel skills although I don;t think there are other skills that will help me in my final year of my course.
The Company
I worked with other students and there was generally always a good fun atmosphere in the office. We did several things as a team, such as going out for meals, which made it a lot more fun.
It didn't seem too organised as the person in HR who was responsible seemed very disorganised and things weren't planned through much. Also my line manager wasn't sorted till after a month of being here as the peron who hired my changed jobs.
There were lots of online training to participate in but it depends on how much you want to get out of it. Could have done a wider range of activities to expand my personal training.
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
There have been a lot of cuts made recently and future prospects don't look great but when they do hire they do look to bring back previous students.
The Culture
Xerox employees a lot of other students and this is probably the best thing about the placement. It makes for a more relaxed atmosphere and a lot more social aspects such as the annual booze cruise on the Thames.
Not as much as central London but still quite expensive.
Nightlife in Uxbridge isn't great, there is only one nightclub that isn't amazing but you aren't far from central London for great nights out.
There were 5 a side matches on a weekly basis between colleagues but apart from that there wasn't too much else.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Marketing
London
June 2011
