Placement Year Review at Intel Corporation

The Role

Role Description

Managing supply chain for a particular customer, on particular product group.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Intel provide great oppurtunity to apply studies, extend learning deal with big accounts and possible travel the world

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Worked really closely in my team and made some great friends

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

we wer support greatly but also allowed the freedom to explore different aspects of the role.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

It varied, some days very busy some days quite, like most jobs

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

I managed $millions on a large mult national customer, I was their first point of contact at INTEL and built a great relationship, I travelled to also have meetings with them in their office.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Like any large companies alot of what you learn can apply to the internal culture of the company and not so much outside. But I did develop organisational and communicational skills that will help me next year and in the future.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

great place to work is a value at intel. lots of fun events and general feeling in the office is a positive one.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

very good training scheme at the start, with hand over period with old intern. The intern community themselves always organise lots of things too.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Lots of training organised. and we could sign up to take additional training if there was an area we wanted to improve.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

• Sports and Social Club
• Subsidised/Company Gym
• International Travel
• Financial Bonus
• Company Parties/Events
• Above 25 days holiday
• Working from home

11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

They take on lots of Recent college graduates (RCG's)

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

lots of other interns and lots of parties nights out, trips

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Swindon is pretty cheap

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Average, couple of clubs and we all definately mafe the most out of it

15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

if you put yourself out there there is always lots of oppurtunities

In addition to these questions, is there any extra information you would like to leave about your experiences on your work placement that other students may be interested in?

Tough selection process but definately worth a go.

Review 121/121 for Intel Corporation

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