Manament Trainee Review

The hours were long and the work was tough going, although I had a very good insight into the company and made good progression I did not fully enjoy the sales role.

The team were great and very friendly to work with.

Although my manager gave me little support my team members, mentor and members of HR were great when I needed help. I was given adequate training and could always find help from someone if needed.

Some days I was busier than others but that goes with the general business of things in Hereford. Although I did feel I was used as a "driver" more that I was as a managing trainee.

I was trusted to drive the Enterprise cars and was responsible for setting up rental contracts with customers and company accounts.

Doing the placement has given me a great insight into the functioning of an actual business and the hands on sales training was great. I have also had experience with figures of the business which has given me a great knowledge of what equations are used to calculate which figures and how.

The job is not exactly great fun but it gives you an insight into the business world. The hours were long and at times the placement got very repetitive but it has been an invaluable experience.

After the interviews and assessment centre and once I had secured the placement there was confusion as to what my role would actually be as Enterprise kept changing their minds on whether interns were going to drive during the placement. In addition to this I only found out which branch i was based in a few days before I was due to start.

We were given a large amount of training at the beginning of the placement and put up in a hotel overnight. I then had once other training session during the placement however felt there should have been more training on certain areas before being put in the branch situation.

I don't think I would go back to work for Enterprise, although it was a great learning experience its not the career I want when I finish University. The company believed in working their employers to the max and I do not feel this is the best strategy to get the most out of employers.

After spending so much time with colleagues during work hours, it was nice to take a break away from the work scene and just relax.

Fortunately the internship was in my home town where I lived rent free with my parents!

Hereford night life is not great, but i've grown up here and all my friends are from this area.

A few events went on but they were mainly in the area of area headquarters, birmingham, which is a fair drive from where I was based so i never made it to anything outside of work.