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I have thoroughly enjoyed my placement year at Virgin Media. Working as part of the marketing team I feel as if I have had the chance to learn from the brilliant people around me who have pushed me to challenge myself everyday. I feel as if I have really developed on this internship with the help of the company.
I have really enjoyed my time with Virgin Media. I have learnt so much and been able to translate theory from university into practise in the workplace.
It has been a great experiance for me to develope skills in th business world. I feel like when i go back to uni in my final year i will have developed more in depth understanding of the business world with an improved work ethic
I thouroughly enjoyed this placement experience as I felt a lot of emphasis was put on making sure you get the most out of it - getting involved in things you want to as well as your usual daily activities. A large amount of enriching training events and socials take place, meaning the skills gained are vast, as well as mixing up your day to day activities and keeping work enjoyable!
My job is very engadgeing and allows me to explore multiple avenues within my workflows. My role fits well with my degree and jobs are taiored to the skills I have and want to develop. There is a great Graduate and intern community within Virgin Media and Liberty Global (parent company) with monthly schedulled events outside of work and an annual graduate and intern event called 'The Grad Thing' which was held in Twickenham stadium this year.
I have really enjoyed my placement within the HR/People Team. I have been placed in a role where i am exposed to so many unlimit-ing and amazing expereinces to learn and develop. The Graduate and Intern population is well connected, meaning that you always have someone to bounce thoughts and ideas off of
I was extremely lucky to be a part of a great team with a fantastic boss during my placement, so my first few months weren't as catastrophic as I worried! The work I did was great too; I felt like a full-time employee, doing exactly the same work as other team members. I didn't feel like "the intern" at any point
Whilst the people were excellent and I did learn some good skills, I found the day in, day out grind a struggle. It wasn't necessarily fully engaging at all times. The people however made it a much better experience though I was pleased when it was over. Corporate isn't necessarily for me.
I had a really good experience on placement. I have made friends for life, which is probably my biggest takeaway. The placement was a great chance for me to learn the HR industry is not for me. This has nothing to do with the role and company, just my own personal preference.
Great for a more business aligned/project management engineer but not for a technical one.
I found this placement enjoyable in the sense that it's helped me to find some direction in what I want out of my career and which way to orient myself after university. I think it was quite frustrating not knowing what to do after uni (especially being a person with quite a diverse range of interests) but this year has helped me narrow my focus.
I have really enjoyed my placement at Virgin Media because it has provided me with an opportunity to have proper responsibility, for example by running month end reports, and managing stakeholders, through having direct contact with them. Additionally, the graduate and intern community at Virgin Media is very supportive, social and inclusive which has helped shape postiive experiences throughout the year.
The placement was amazing. Every day I looked forward to coming into the office. The tema was very welcoming and we had frequent socials which drove up engagement. I always had support if I needed to travel home and was able to Work From Home when required. I left the company feeling valued and useful.
I absolutely loved it! Loved the location, loved the people, loved the work, loved the exposure!
Great people to work with and job flexibility to explore areas of personal interest.
- Much more responsibility than expected - Fantastic team to work with - Manager constantly looking to develop my skills
The Virgin Media/Liberty Global placement year has gone above and beyond expectation .It's clear that this placement is very much centred around personal development of the intern, instead of the view that they are just cheap labour. The company makes sure that you are constantly taking part in workshops and events, which are meaningful and benefits the intern.
I have enjoyed increasing my industry and financial knowledge, developing my skills and working in such a fast paced working environment in an industry that is so releveant to the now.
Worked as an intern for 12 months, during this time had a range of responsibilities and roles. Not the most productive placement but management was concerned with development. There was a very good social aspect of the role with opportunities to network and meet new people. There is a good grad and intern culture, the company loves new talent and to develop it. Lots of workshops and days out to learn about the company and work on personal development.
Fantastic team & environment plus lots of opportunities to pursue personal projects.
