Hospitality Coordinator Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.5/5
  • The Role
    3.0
  • The Company
    2.4
  • The Culture
    1.9

    The Role

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

    • I had a really great manager and got to work on some fun things but the majority of the work was quite mundane.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • The work I did I was always thanked for and felt like it was appreciated

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Very good support from my task manager, my personal development manager however was hard to get hold of because they were always very busy

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Often didn't have enough work to do unless it came up to an event and then they'd be loads to do

    1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was left in charge of running our area of marketing when my manager was ill

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I do a marketing degree so haven't learnt that much in terms of marketing but got some great experience in events

    3/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Very quiet office, it will be closing in the near future

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • You had regular reviews and it followed a structure

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I had marketing intern days where we built on skills and there's an day for all the interns to go to to find out more about graduate careers

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home

    Healthcare/Dental

    Travel loan
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • They don't do a marketing graduate scheme but they do let the current interns apply for the graduate jobs before the general public can

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • Not in my office but I was in a very small office, there were only about ten of us

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Surrey is pretty expensive since its right next to London

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • There's okay nightlife in Guildford

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • If you were willing to put yourself out there and volunteer or organise things yourself then yes

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South West

May 2015

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