Sales Devolopment Analyst Review

My placement at Intel was enjoyable, as there are a large number of interns doing a similar placement it meant there was a good social life. Intel also has a lot of other perks such as quarterly and annual bonuses, large site wide events and empowers interns with real responsibility.

I felt highly valued by my colleagues. You are treated no differently to a full time employee. The responsibility you are given can be in many different areas and not restricted to just your job role. As an intern you are also given opportunities to shadow other areas of the business to develop your knowledge.

As an intern at Intel you have not only your manager but also someone within your team who is your 'on the job coach' this link is valuable as you can often ask informal/general questions which you may not ask your manager. You will have meetings with your manager at least every 2 weeks.

In sales the job is a lot more task based so normally quite busy but at times in the lead up to a major event it can be very busy. The team are understanding of this and wouldn't expect you to be working long hours. There are always opportunities to ask for more tasks if you aren't busy enough.

In the sales teams at Intel you are given a lot of responsibility. This can be anything from managing large budgets to organising events, the team activity encourage you to get involved in many areas and take on real responsibility. This was one of my favorite parts of the internship as I felt of value to the business as a result of the responsibility given to me.

At the start of my internship I set out some skills and areas I would like to develop. Working with members of my team I have been able to improve these with their guidance. They have actively promoted myself developing these skills and helped me with any opportunities that came my way. Intel has several training courses that all interns are welcome to participate in.

The atmosphere in the office was very good. There are a lot of site wide events. There is also regular sports, there is football on Monday evenings and Friday lunch times and Netball for the interns on a Tuesday evening. There is also a site wide committee that organize charity competitions and fundraisers.

The placement was well organized. Having the link of the on the job coach means your goals and targets can be clearly stated before the start of the year. The hiring process was also fairly straight forward. The graduate opportunities are also quite well communicated throughout the year including the focal process that has to be completed.

The company heavily invests in you, they provide a lot of training at the beginning of the internship and then also future opportunities throughout the year. They could promote more the free trainings that happen onsite, there has only been one since January that has been sent to us as a group.

Intel as a company is very appealing due to the perks of working for the company and the fact that they value and reward their employees. As an intern however the majority of the opportunities are within operations, as this is an area i haven't worked in before I would have to access my options before deciding if this is a career path I'd like to take.

Yes. Although Swindon isn't the most social area in the world as there are so many interns working at Intel and also graduates, the social life is OK. There are plenty of nights out, especially through the handover period where both the new and old interns are at Intel, and then there are also sports such as football, tennis, Trampolining and netball that take place.

The cost of living is cheap, the rent in Swindon is a lot less than most university cities/towns. Swindon is very limited in terms of socializing, there is one club, there are some nice areas including Old Town, Outlet center, Lydiard Park and Coate Water. Overall the socializing is entirely dependent on how active the interns are.

Nightlife is limited to just one club in Old Town. In terms of bars there are a few nicer bars in Old town, some with beer gardens. Reading, Oxford, Bristol, Bath and London are all close however so plenty of opportunity to go out elsewhere. Bristol in particular is only 40minutes away.

Yes, there was a wide variety of opportunities from Intern committees to sports. Intel also heavily promotes volunteering, so there are a lot of opportunities to take part and even organize volunteering while at Intel. There are several intern committees: Sports & Social, Publishing and Charity for which you can run for all as an intern.