Placement Year Review at Vauxhall

The Role

Role Description

My Role within Saab GB, was mainly to assist the Sales Operation team in their day to day activities.
This Involves producing Many Reports based on Sales, Forecasts and Marketing Stats. On top of this I am the first point of contact for the whole of Saab GB’s Retailer Network for all Marketing Programmes and Campaign Payment Issues

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

PLEASE NOTE: This review was for a placement at General Motors prior to the amalgamation of Vauxhall and General Motors (The RateMyPlacement Team)

Great Enjoyment, both within Departments at work and Social scene due to a high number of other Undergraduates!

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Felt like a Valued member of the Team!

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Great process of providing support and analysing progress.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Not at any point was I bored due to lack of work. If anything you could get too busy, but I enjoyed the experience or coping with this.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

By the end of the palcement I was managing a lot of programmes and systems, so really it is up to the Undergraduate as too how much responsibiliy they want or can handle.

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

What I have learned on Placement will make me a much more organisaed student in final year and also give me more confidence when apply to Graduate Jobs.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Nice and relaxed, but everyone dedicated to the cause. Working within the car industry you will be working along side many indiviuals who have a passion for the industry and even specific manufacturers.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

The Undergraduate scheme has been up and running for a very long time. A lot of senoir managment came from the Undergraduate programme, then through the Graduate Scheme to get to where they are! Enough said!

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

They arrange training courses in such areas as Microsoft Excel and Presentation skills.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

• Flexi Time
• Subsidised Canteen
• Sports and Social Club
• Subsidised/Company Gym
• Company Parties/Events
• Staff Sales/Staff Shop

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Very Appealing indeed. The Company has a good history for employing previous Undergraduates and gives them a chance to shine.

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

The Best Around! Over 70 Undergraduates at the Company when I was their made the Social scene like a mini University!

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Living Area is fairly cheap and socialising is too. Just depends where you go I supose.

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Luton isnt a big place but there is a University and the amount of Undergrads on the scheme makes up for the less lively area.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

From Charity events to just helping out a corporate event.

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?

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Review 32/62 for Vauxhall

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