Factory Directs Intern Review

by BSH

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Overseeing the successful delivery of containers from factory to customer warehouses


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Software skills (Office tools and company specific sofware) Communication skills Presentation skills.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • A lot of responsibility with time and financial implications once trained. Also with future planning and presentations


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • A lot of help from my work colleague and line manager. Set a training matrix from the start with on the job training to guide and learn the roles of the job.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Was warm and welcoming and helped you to set into the role nicely. Plenty of inductions with the wider business as well.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • 10/10 has been a great placement to learn and experience working in a global supply chain. Been loads of opportunity to engage in the company.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at BSH
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend BSH to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to BSH
  • Make the most of the opportunity and take every opportunity to take up extra roles and responsibility.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Purchasing and Supply

London

April 2021


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