Presales Intern - Business Intelligence Associate Review

I have really enjoyed my year at SAP and will look to apply to the academy scheme when I graduate. The office is a friendly and welcoming place with lots of benefits like a free lunch, games room, massage room etc. I was given the opportunity to take on a lot of responsibility and work with customers and partners. Three monthly reviews and targets meant that I was constantly being pushed to improve and develop.

SAP has an "Instant Hero" scheme, which means colleagues can nominate you for recognition for hard work/success. This helped to make me feel valued by my colleagues and I was rewarded when I did a particularly good job. Everyone in the team was grateful for the work the interns do, and many didn't even realise we were students.

Although my manager was based in a different part of the country, and only in the head office twice a week, I felt a huge amount of support. Whenever I had a problem I felt at ease to reach out and ask for help. My manager has pushed my to achieve as much as I can throughout the year, as well as guiding me through difficult challenges.

The role means that there is always something to do, although some weeks a busier than ever. One of the most important things I have learnt this year is how to manage my time effectively, as well as managing other people's expectations of the task in hand. Although sometimes I had to ask for work, everyone was keen to get me involved in new cool and exciting projects.

I was given a huge amount of responsibility during my placement. I was involved in customer meetings and often demonstrated solutions unassisted. I was responsible for all the reporting for the UKI team, reporting to the Head of Department on a weekly basis. Despite this, there was always support on hand if needed.

The skills I have developed this year are extensive. My confidence, presentation skills, as well as numerical and analytical skills have greatly improved. I think that I will be far more efficient in my working style when I return to University. Although not all of these skills are directly relatable to my degree, I think that they have set me up amazingly for a graduate level job.

Great! Lively, jocular but hard working. Hard work is always rewarded here. On the hottest day of the year, the MD arranged for a Mr Whippy van to come and provide unlimited free ice creams for all the staff. It is an extremely friendly and welcoming place to work and spend your placement.

Extremely organised - SAP have employed placement students for many years. This is the fifth year my department has had interns. They are very set up for this. Each year we have the opportunity to recruit our replacement, which is a system that obviously works well for the company. At the start of the placement, you have two weeks onboarding, followed by two weeks shadowing your previous intern. This means that after a month in the role, you know exactly how to do the job.

Each year the interns have to attend three training and development sessions. They pay for a professional company to come and train in a specific area, e.g. presentation skills. This was first and foremost great fun, but we all learnt so much from these events. There are a huge number of online training courses you have access to, which means you can train/learn independently.

Very - I am looking to apply for a graduate role at the company

Yes - there is a great social scene among the interns and young talent. Each year there are around 40 interns, so you build up an automatic network across the company. We go for drinks nearly every week, and have a few parties throughout the year. Intern training events are also a good opportunity for everyone to get together. A lot of the interns house share.

Expense if you live nearer London, although further out towards Feltham is more affordable. The salary is enough to have a good year!

The nightlife around is office is awful, but it is just a short train ride to Richmond/Putney were there are great bars

Yes, there is a netball and football club. Every year there is the opportunity to go to Germany for an SAP Football World Cup. The month of service gets everyone out of the office volunteering at various different local charities. The interns have to run a charity day every year which is a great opportunity to get out the office and involved in CSR.