Sales Operations Specialist Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    4.6

    The Role

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

    • I enjoyed the tasks I got given, it allowed me to think and use my skills on analysis I have learnt from University. I also enjoyed the people, everyone was very friendly and easy to talk to.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I felt very valued,but felt I was the one reaching out more than them.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I was given a lot of guidance by my manager and y colleagues. I was also given names of people hwo coul dhelp me further with certain tasks.

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

    • I was not busy all the time, but I was quite a few times during the week.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was not given as much at the start but throughout the year I was given a lot more and was given ownership to some pages and files.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I ave learnt a lot this year and the skills I have learnt will definitely be used in later jobs. Using Excel and pivot tables were the major skills I learnt,

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere was mainly the interns with a few sellers sat around as a lot of people worked from home. This was good as we got to learn about every area the others were in and hear from some of the sellers.

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

    • The organisation was not as great at the start as my manager didn't know what I should be doing. But later on it got better.

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

    • They gave me channels to use and had set up training sessions on a first come first serve basis which was good as we got to learn how to java script and other things too,

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

    • Sports and Social Club

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very appealing.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was a good social scene with all the interns. We would all go to a local pub/bar after work near the station and then after a few drinks we would move onto a place across the river and some people would get up and join in with the karaoke on a Thursday. Annual events as well, such as Christmas party would be organised by a fellow intern who would then email details out and set everything up.

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

    • I lived at home and so my only cost was travel fees. Going on a night out would be a bit costly compared to being at university though.

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

    • Nightlife was good, weekly events would happen at the start of the year and then die down and then pick up after the new year. Everyone would have formed social groups by this point so they would do things within these groups.

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

    • Yes there was, I was part of the work social netball team and had weekly matches.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

July 2017

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