Sales and Controlling Support Intern Review
by Bosch Group
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.3
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The Company
4.2
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The Culture
2.9
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
This placement did not only enhance my knowledge of work life but there were so many lovely people that work with you that it is hard not to look forward to a day in the office.
Although a student is normally hired to photocopy and get the coffee, however as I was given responsibility and felt that I was actually contributing to the company. Members of my team would ask for my opinion and that would make me feel valued
I had two managers, one was based in Denham and the other was based in Coventry. This meant that when ever I was unsure of a task i could always turn to one of them for help. Right from the beginning they reassured me that there are no stupid question and ensured that I would feel comfortable.
On a day to day basis I would have enough tasks to fill the day. There would be periods where I would have lots of work to do and then other days that there would be less. Overall the workload was about right
In this role, you are in charge of ensuring that information is transferred between two teams and you hold a lot of information that would otherwise be lost between different groups
There is a Bosch scheme called BUILD that increases your soft skills that really helps you. There is skills of how to work in a business environment and the way to show how professional you are
The Company
Most of the time the office is very relaxed and very welocming
Bosch are very use to placement students so as a company they are very organised. As I was the first intern in my position it was not completely organised but we sorted out on the job
The company created a BUILD training to encourage our soft skills and also encouraged us to take part in activities that would benefit ourself personal for example taking part in women in engineering week/
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
International Travel
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
There is a large appeal to come back to Bosch in the future as I know they treat members of staff well and that they have schemes to help you understand which area you would like to work in.
The Culture
There are a lot of students that work here so there is always a social to meet up with people who are similar ages. Bosch also have a social club that put on activities like Badminton and safari dance lesson
There is quite a high living cost as you are just outside of London
There is not much of a night-life apart from some bars and pub but you are able to get on a tube and travel into London for a great nigh out
Bosch have the social club that put on activities every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
London
June 2019
