Data Analytics Intern Review

It was particularly good. The people at Travelport are very friendly and are very supportive of the intern program. The responsibility here is great and there have been loads of opportunities to get involved in high value work from all across the business. The interns from across the organisation generally have the opportunity to work together on lots of different projects which helps create a group of friends somewhat like University. So, it is not too hard to get settled and into the rhythm of the working world.

Everyone is very friendly and, as an intern, I got the opportunity to meet a wide array of people from all aspects of the business. Due to this networking, I was able to get involved with some very real projects that really did add value to the business. This really did help me to feel valued and I knew I wasn't just an intern for the company to save some money in salaries.

My manager and team were great at supporting me. I was the first intern to be part of this team and they really did help me to settle in quickly and enabled me to do a great job. If I ever had any issue, no matter how small or trivial, my manager and team were always more than happy to devote time to helping me with it.

As a team we were always beyond capacity which is a daunting prospect. However, my manager was great at prioritizing and sharing the workload to get the best out of the team. This meant that there was always work to pick up if I wanted, but I was not under tremendous pressure to rush work all the time.

I was able to get involved with some really valuable projects which would go contribute directly to reporting that the SLT would see. Towards the end of the placement I was able to take projects from start to finish with little to no input from my team and managers. My team trusted me to get the job done and I was given a lot of responsibility regarding what projects I worked on and the output of each one.

Travelport run learning sessions once a month with the aim of building skills that University students might not have, these were quite useful and kept you thinking about improving your skill set. Apart from this I received training regarding key pieces of software that are industry standard but I did not have the chance to use at university, I believe this will be extremely useful beyond university.

Although parts of the office had a different atmosphere to others, generally everyone is really friendly and love any excuse to order pizza or bring in a cake when there is a birthday etc. It is a very relaxed office which is nice. It seems that most people are happy to be here.

As interns we would see each other often and lunch together most of the time. We woud also work on the CSR program together. This meant you work make friends with other interns and quite often go out etc together. This was nice as it is somewhat like being at university and can really help people make that transition from university to work.

Unfortunately living and working near London is much more costly than almost anywhere else in the country. Socialising was not too bad as, being on the edge of London, you could easily get into London for socialising which was not too expensive. On the whole, it is still considerably more expensive than university living though.

In the immediate area it was not great, with very little to do in Slough or Langley apart from local pubs. However, the area has good transport links into London or the towns around slough, such as Windsor, which can be quite good for the nightlife. Being on the edge of London allows for a great nightlife but traveling in and out of London will get expensive if done often.

Plenty of opportunities. There is football which is played weekly and the Travelport Social club which runs events once a month which can be anything from a comedy night to the theater. On top of that is informal intern events which normally involve going on a night out as well as the more formal CSR events such as doing a Tough Mudder or a marathon.