Sales and Marketing intern Review

by abrdn

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Rating

4.7/5
  • The Role
    4.7
  • The Company
    4.8
  • The Culture
    4.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I enjoyed my internship at Standard Life. The company is a really good company to work for.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Everyone was very welcoming and supportive and immeadiately treated me like part of the team. Any time I asked anyone across the business for help they were always willing and happy to give me it.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • You have two managers over your placement. One is a placement manager in charge of the intern programme you are on and the other is a line manager who provides you with work over the 10 weeks. Both managers were very approachable.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • There were periods when I was very quiet and other periods when very busy. The nature of the poject I was on was that it was a big project as opposed to many smaller ones so I had more quiet periods than most due to waiting on responses and decisions at different steps.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given responsibilty over a fairly big project that could have a large impact on the company. Although there was a high level of responsibility there was also a lot of support whenever you needed it.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I have learnt a variety of skills that will assist me both at uni and when I enter into employment.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • The atmosphere was good, everyone was friendly and happy.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The placement was really well organised with lots of different training sessions set up for us and opportunities to meet people across the business.

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • There were loads of different training sessions set up for us on a wide variety of topics.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Sports and Social Club
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • If your placement is succesfull you can be offerred a place on the graduate scheme for the following year.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Many of the interns met up daily for lunch and there were also lots of different nights out organised.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I live in Edinburgh so to me it was no different. I do know that it is not the cheapest place to stay but fairly similar costs to most other big scottish cities.

    5/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • the nightlife was good. Loads of different bars and clubs so there is something for everyone. As the festival was running during the internship, there were lots of shows you could go to and all the bars and clubs were open much later than usual.

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • I personally didn't but I know there were a lot of opportunities and different clubs you could go along to.

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Scotland

August 2012

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