UK&I IPG Marketing Intern Review

by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Rating

4.4/5
  • The Role
    4.9
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • With such a large intern community (around 60 I think), it felt like freshers year all over again but with some income! Very much a work hard, play hard ethos.

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

    • From PA's to managers alike, everybody valued your input and you felt like an employee everyday.

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

    • Fantastic support by my manager, always helped for personal development and was willing to put aside time to see how I could improve.

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

    • Given that my main focus was on events and budgets, it peaked and troughed each quarter - however there was always work to find, where that was improving processes or finding areas that needed help.

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

    • Responsibility was balanced well: never overbearing if you put the effort and time in. I felt that trust was earnt and that my manager gave full responsibility towards the last 6 months as he saw my performance justified it.

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

    • Valuable experience for such a big global name, this will no doubt bolster my CV and help shape my career choice in Marketing going forward.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Even with immense pressure, there was always a good productive atmosphere and cracking a joke or two across the day wasn't seen as an alien concept.

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

    • Fantastically well organised

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

    • Many on-line courses to choose from - an absolute plethora of resources to further my own learning of HP, the markets I was working in and strategic issues further up in management.

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

    • Sports and Social Club

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

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

    • Although the graduate opportunities don't line up with my placement role, I am tempted to apply back.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Plenty on offer, the intern committee putting on plenty of charity events and events across the year. Again, having so many interns at HP meant these were big nights and very good!

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

    • I commuted from home - M4 was by and large clear, as I opposed the traffic going into London.

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

    • Incredible nights in Reading. Expensive, but that's a given for this area.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • HP made a concerted effort in terms of days out helping the community and events for employees, even during pressurizing times.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Advertising, Marketing, Retail

South East

October 2011

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