Market Research Placement Review

by Kantar Worldpanel

Rating

4.3/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    3.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Monitoring and replying to client emails. Sending out monthly data reports. Analysing panel data to create deliverable insights for clients. Video conferencing with clients and the internal team. Building relationships and networking with others. Building commercial awareness through attending internal webinars and training. Building PowerPoint decks for client projects. Delivering day to day data requests for clients.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • presentation skills, data analytics, communication, commercial awareness, problem solving, adaptability, responsibility, team-work, time management


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • My level of responsibility grew across the placement, and by the end I was a key contact to my clients and has the responsibility of co-managing a large client temporarily. I was responsible for day to day queries and data deliveries. I also presented to clients online and in-person.


  • 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 had two managers across my placement year, both of which had my best interest as their priority to ensure I made the most of my experience. The wider teams were also hugely supportive.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • The atmosphere at Kantar is friendly and encouraging. Everyone is willing to offer support and I never felt like a burden for asking to have things explained to me.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 3/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I really enjoyed my time at Kantar and feel it was a very worthwhile placement


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 3/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Kantar Worldpanel
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Kantar Worldpanel to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Kantar Worldpanel
  • Be yourself, Kantar love to celebrate individuality. Try to follow business updates on LinkedIn etc. to show wider interest in the industry and initiatives at Kantar.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Market Research

London

September 2023


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