Marketing co-ordinator Review

by Volkswagen Group UK

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • I absolutely loved my placement and I would definitely recommend this to everyone as I had a lot of different experiences

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

    • Everyone loved me

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

    • Everyone helped me when asked for help and always guided me the right path for more development and opportunities

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

    • The start of my placement was not as busy however as soon it hits new year it was very busy and I enjoyed it

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given responsibilities for different projects which was great

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I believe it will very help as I never had any office based experience and nor presentation skills - all very valuable for myself in the future

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Marketing is a great fun team and department and definitely as well as being serious towards work we had a lot of fun including team building activities and events.

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

    • I believe more induction could have been provided and to start not much work was given as the managers had no idea what to give me to do...but over the past year this has been improved and hopefully will continue

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • The company is very keen to get its intern successful and helped with all training available, I was put onto courses such as PowerPoint, excel, presentation and conflict management which was paid from my department. All training provided was key in terms of skills development.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare/Dental
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • There are no graduation schemes however interns have the possibility to be recommended my the team to mangers and can apply through the website.

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes all interns got along well, some showed off more than others which was off putting some times but overall all were good bunch of people

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I lived at home which was only 20 minutes drive every morning so it was perfect for me

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Warwick very quiet area but surroundings were good

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

    • YES, we had a lot of team events only for our departments such as night outs and activities

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Operations, Advertising, Marketing

West Midlands

July 2017

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