Placement Year Review at Teradata

The Role

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

I did feel valued but was very much labelled the 'student' .

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

My manager looked after EMEA so was not in the office very often. You could ring if you needed to though, but there was not really the need.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

This depended on what was going on events wise. Some weeks were hectic, others were slow.

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Was much more of an assistant role so did not get as much responsibility as I would have liked.

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

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

Did not receive training as such, but learnt and developed a lot myself.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

The general work environment was very quiet which was definately a draw back. A lot of people worked virtually so on these days it was very quiet. Much better when people were about.

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

We had designated jobs for the year so organised in this sense. Had to sometimes chase people for stuff to do though.

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

There was nothing organised, but if you wanted to do something and asked then it was possible. I took a course in Excel which the company paid for and allowed me to attend in work hours.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

• Flexi Time
• National Travel
• International Travel

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

It is a good organisation but is not the sort of company I would want to continue in Marketing. It is definately used as a support function for sales and thus I feel the whole marketing team are undervalued, not just students!

Other Information

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

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

No, as not many students.

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

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

Very expensive.

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

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

No one really went out from work, but nightlife would have been good as in London.

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

★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

Not with work. There are a lot of opportunities in London generally but as the salary was particularly low it was not always possible.

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?

The placement year at Teradata offered plenty of opportunites to travel both nationally and internationally which was a great perk. We also had our own corporate card to use for expenses. The atmosphere was friendly, although just a shame that not so many people were about much. Overall, although the marketing events were enjoyable, the experience itself was quite hard on a low wage and I had to get another evening job to help support myself.

Review 3/5 for Teradata

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