Summer Marketing Intern Review

by American Express

Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Day-to-day management of a real life project within the Premium Product team. This involves engaging with stakeholders, delegating execution and ensuring that timelines are adhered to.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I understand what a Fortune 500 company actually looks like internally. I have developed stakeholder management skills. Learnt planning skills. Learnt about compliance within an MNC.


  • 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?
  • Yes. You are given the sole responsibility of delivering a real world project which will reach customers. The line managers guide you somewhat but you are left to work independently and challenged to complete tasks on your own


  • 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?
  • Line manager was very accessible. Campus team are excellent at responding to queries. There is good mental health sessions. There are fitness sessions. They ensure we do not work too long beyond our log-off time.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Excellent. Very inclusive and welcoming. Everyone is friendly and no one raises their voices. Issues are debated meaningfully and in-depth. Everyone takes a balanced approach. There are networks you can get involved in.


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

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

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

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • This internship was excellent. It provides great experience and also makes you feel like an employee rather than just an intern. 10/10


  • 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 American Express
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend American Express to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to American Express
  • Be yourself because American Express accept a wide range of individuals and your background does not necessarily matter.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Marketing

London

July 2021


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