Undergraduate Junior Product Developer Review

by The Co-op

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I did a placement in the Value Creation, Performance & Trends team. This means every day is different! It could vary from being involved in value creation opportunities on any category, upskilling other developers on trends or sitting in on a sustainability session


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have been given real responsibility in this role which has really developed me as a person! We were offered coaching, which has helped me to develop confidence towards delivering presentations- which will be essential in my future career.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • Like I said before I was given a lot of responsibility. I was responsible for many of my own quite large projects that fed into even larger projects- this means I could see my work being put into action. I was also responsible for hosting a number of sessions with suppliers.


  • 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?
  • I received so much support. When going into a placement it's really daunting but the Co-op team are lovely and make you feel like part of the team. I would have weekly 1-1s with my manager to ensure I'm on track with reaching my goals.


  • 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?
  • Everyone at Co-op is really approachable and friendly which makes it a great place to work. Wellbeing is considered as important by your managers and you can reach out to them for any kind of help.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • My placement has been great and I have really enjoyed it! The year has flew by and I'm sad to be leaving. My team made this a great year with lots of experience I can now take into my future careers


  • 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 The Co-op
  • 3/5

  • 7. Would you recommend The Co-op to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to The Co-op
  • Enjoy yourself! Obviously your given proper responsibilities, so take the job seriously. But I found many parts of my job enjoyable and there were so many amazing opportunities


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Product Design

North West

June 2023


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