Management trainee Review

by Enterprise Mobility

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    2.7
  • The Culture
    5.0

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • The job itself, wasn't the best as it was always quite busy, but the people you work with heavily made up for it in my branch.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • By my immediate manager (branch and assistant branch manager) very much so, gave praise where it was needed, by area manager/company not so much you were easily replaceable.

    3/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • I mainly worked in two branches during my placement and management within the branch were great when they had the chance, with regards to support. however, as previously mentioned is a busy environment so it made it difficult

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Dependent on your branch you'll have your days. The branches i worked in were open 6 days a week and they were generally moderately busy on a day to day basis, but like most places we had extremely busy periods and some dead days

    3/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • As an intern you do everything a permanent management trainee/graduate would do and you get the same opportunities

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I believe a lot of the skills i learnt were invaluable. helped my confidence, communication, time management, managerial skills, organisation, time keeping, the list could go on.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Majority of the time the atmosphere was bubbly, warm, welcoming and full of life. More or less nonstop fun

    5/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • During training and everything at head office a clear structure was given, however, once you get into your branch that kind of goes all out of the window. For example, 9 months within my placement i was asked to cover at another branch for 2 weeks, which turned into 3 months and i never had an opportunity to say bye to old team as my cover turned into being there permanently. (thanks a lot area manager! - even my branch manager didn't know i wasn't coming back)

    2/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Management tried, although due to days being so unpredictable there was only so much that could be done.

    3/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Financial Bonus

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I would not mind returning, perhaps just to head office or another aspect of enterprise rather than their branches. I feel there were good opportunities to develop both within the retail aspect of the business/branches but also in other aspects e.g. it department, hr, finance etc. Branches are just easier and quicker/the pay is better with promotions. Getting promoted in a branch is like being in a lift, whereas from the sounds of it a promotion in house is like walking up stairs. Bright side you have a guaranteed graduate position

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • AMAZING! within my branch and also other branches in my area

    5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • lived at home during placement so my only expenses were really maintaining my lifestyle/having fun. Local bars/pubs/clubs/restaurants and all that other socialising activities stuff in the area were pretty good, well for london anyway.

    5/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Absolutely great, nothing quite like having a hard day at work, then going out with your colleagues after to de stress

    5/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Yeah Enterprise were always encouraging us to do things within the community. e.g. charity golf with 'celebrities', charity car washes etc. It was just up to you to get involved

    5/5

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Placement (10 Months+)

Automotive Engineering, Customer Service, Retail, Sales

London

November 2016


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