Placement Year Review at HP

The Role

Role Description

As part of my role i played an active part in providing marketing campaigns and support for our Partners and Alliances at HP.

My role stemmed from promotion of our Campaign Syndication tool, Partner events organsation and Partner strategy.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Working for the largest IT company in the world says it all really. A great company with great prospects for the future.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

99.9% of the colleagues i have come across have been extremely supportive in offering advice and answering any questions you have. They treated me like an adult rather than a student.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

The first month involves a one month transition period with your previous intern, who offers advice on the internship and teaches you the basics of the role.Members of my team are more than happy to help me with any additional queries i have.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

You'll find that you get a healthy balance of work here at HP, some days may be quieter than others and some days you may be pretty busy, but nothing overbearing.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

I was given control of numerous projects right from the start from events organisation to developing my own sales strategy.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

An invaluable experience that provides you with skills uni can't teach!

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Nice friendly atmosphere, though can be a bit too quiet for my liking come the end of the week.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Really well set up, HP are experienced in the intern programe.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Plenty of online training courses and training opportunities are always made avaialable to you.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

• Flexi Time
• Sports and Social Club
• National Travel
• Financial Bonus
• Company Parties/Events
• Staff Sales/Staff Shop
• Above 25 days holiday
• Working from home

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

HP is an extremely competitive company to get into. Although a few people get jobs at the end of, most people are referred to the grad scheme, which for what i want to go into (Sales) isn't great apparantly.

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Over 60 interns are at the Bracknell offices, plenty of social events are available.

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Being a northerner, Reading in comparison is slightly on the expensive side.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Not Bad, Not Bad.

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Plenty of social events, partner events, team events.

Review 80/96 for HP

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