intern Review

I loved working at Mindshare. It is a very exciting place to be, everyone is very young and social. My team was very welcoming and helpful when I joined. They always have many events like the huddle, Christmas party and so on. I think anyone would like working in this environment.

When I first joined Mindshare I realised it is a huge company. I have been working in the Business planning consultancy department and I would say everyone is very friendly and helpful. I did not have much to do in the beginning but eventually the workload increased and people started to depend on me for work

The first few weeks were occupied with loads of training sessions with various people. They trained us very well and gave us all the necessary information. Whenever I came across any issues I could easily go to my project managers and ask them my doubts. We were given a lot of support. The weekly team meetings also helped a lot.

I did not have much to do in the beginning but eventually the workload increased and people started to depend on me for work. The first few weeks were occupied with loads of training sessions with various people. They trained us very well and gave us all the necessary information. Later I was put on various projects and then the real work began. The workload depends on your projects stage.

I would say I did the work that an account executive would be able to do. We were given a lot of responsibility but there was always someone to keep a check as well. The work varied according to the project. I mostly worked in the initial stages of the project which involve a lot of data processing work.

I received a lot of training for instance excel intermediate, excel advanced, tableau and all the other softwares used by the team. I think all these tools will be quite helpful in the final year of university as well as later. I have become quite proficient at outlook, evernote, excel, power point and other toold used regularly at work.

It is an open office here in Mindshare, so no cabins and boss system applies. Ofcouse we all have line managers and project managers. But in general the atmosphere is pretty friendly and fun. There are interesting events every week. Even the dress code is not formal wear which is great!

I would say there is no exact structure set up for students. You just join and jump into whatever is going on. My manager did set up a few objectives for me and asked me what I would like to do and where my interest lies. It’s pretty flexible and you can talk to your manager if you want to work in a particular area of interest.

I would not use the term invest precisely. We did have a bunch of trainings and seminars in the beginning and we still do have team trainings every other week, but it all revolves around the project work we do. Everyone attends these trainings. It was all still very helpful!

I think if you settle well with the team and they like your work you have a very good chance of getting a job after the final year is over. As in my case, being an international student does limit my chances. I do not know if Mindshare provides work visa and sponsorships.

When we started working all the new interns had a few trainings in common. So it was easy to meet everyone spread across various teams. It was great to meet people from different universities and have someone doing the same as you. All the interns were very friendly and fun.

The office is located in central London. Obviously the cost here is extremely high for everything! But it is an exciting place, there are many fun things to do around here. Oxford circus, covent garden, Holborn, soho it is all walking distance from the office. The rent costs are very high here so it makes sense to travel every morning than to rent a place in central London I guess.

As I mentioned above, it is central London, so the nightlife is pretty great! There are many pubs and bars around here. You will also find quite many great restaurants in this area. Oxford circus, covent Garden, Holborn, soho it is all walking distance from the office. We also have free bar nights in the office once every month.

Yes Mindshare is a very fun place to be at. They have many sports activites, they have football, basket ball and even volley ball. They also have some volunteering activites that you can take part in. During the leap year they have events throughout London which you can attend free of cost.