Student Manager Review

by Southwestern Advantage

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.9
  • The Company
    4.6
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I have done this job for 2 summers now and cannot think of anything more worthwhile and rewarding as a summer placement.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • We work as part of a tight team, meaning that we all encourage each other and compete competitively. We meet as a team every weekend and partake in amazing activities

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My student manager was amazing and coached me both technically and emotionally every evening. I also received amazing guidance from all the levels of management, right up to the President of the Company calling me personally

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • We work 100% from 7 59 am till 10 pm, no matter what.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • We run our own sales business for the summer!!

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • During the course of selling books for the summer, I learned valuable success principles and life lessons that will help me in both sales, studies and life

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • We work tough but never ever dull, our office was out on the streets!

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • There are tricky moments of organisation, such as travel and accomodation, but this is entirely understandable as we are responsible for everything ourselves

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I was given top of the range sales training that usually costs $2000 per head, for free. And a priceless sales support

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • International Travel
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • we are invited to grow our own business with Southwestern for as long as we please, I always have a job with them

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • after the summer is over we get to party as a group and then have a big party in Africa the next winter

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • not really applicable

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • not applicable

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • getting involved in activities is not part of the job

    0/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Recruitment, Sales

International

September 2011

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