Placement Year Review at Walt Disney

The Role

Role Description

Analyse sales produce reports and help support the finance, retail sales and customer marketing teams within Disney Consumer Products

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Very much so

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Treated very well like a full time member of staff

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

My manager/managers cared about my development

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Quite busy sometimes very busy. Was a good balance

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

For an internship quite a lot of responsibility

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Very helpful

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

The magic of Disney was apparent in the workplace. Marked down as a restructure made morale a bit low for a while but in general brilliant

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Previous interns get involved and use previous experience to set up the role as good as possible

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

The offer was always there I did not utilise it as much as I could have

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

• Sports and Social Club
• Company Parties/Events
• Above 25 days holiday
• Working from home
• Travel loan

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Would love to but there is not a graduate recruitment program which is a shame

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

It was there but I prefered to go out with full time staff

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

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

London is so expensive it made me feel sick being ripped off all the time.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

If got the tube a few stops the nightlife wasgood but expensive

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Always something going on

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?

100% snap this opportunity up if offered it

Review 35/41 for Walt Disney

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