Co-Marketing and Channel Communications Executive Review

It has been an exceptional placement, I am given so much responsibility and I learnt more in a month than I did in my whole time at uni!

We weren't really treated as interns after the first month, we had a real job with real responsibilities and we were really integrated as part of the team- most people outside the team didn't even realise we were interns!

Guidance was there when it was necessary and our team were always on hand to help but we were encouraged as much as possible after training to create our own opportunities and be very independent.

We were very busy right from day one which was hard to deal with after 2 years at uni, but it was very realistic to a graduate job and you never got the chance to get bored!

I managed a huge amount of money in the time I was there and spoke to customers directly. I had lots of critical tasks to work on which at times was pressured but it meant I learnt a huge amount in a short time.

The content of the placement was very relevant to sopme of the topics I had studied, some of which I had not necessarily enjoyed in a uni environment but seeing them in practise really brought a sense of clarity about the theories that lie behind some of the practises.

We have regular team outings etc (maybe about one every two weeks) and everyone was really friendly. Team meetings are often turned into bake-offs at which everyone brings home baked cakes and we always had a good giggle at the office.

Organisation once I arrived has been very good although it did take a long time to find out once I had the job more info and my contract etc but this was the smae for everyone.

There are loads of different training courses available, some in person and some online, a lot of them are optional so you can take them if you are interested which is good.

A lot of people come back to work on the grad scheme and some people even come back from just being hired in their department.

Fantastic- with 60 other interns in Bracknell, we all lived in halls (which were a bit manky!) to start off with to get to know everyone then moved into houses with friends. There are nights out every week and an intern committee to get involved with.

Fairly expensive place to live but it depends what you are looking for. Most interns live in Reading and either drive or get a lift to work so its not exactly cheap to get to work but Reading is much more exciting than Bracknell so well worth it!

There are a lot of good bars in Reading plus a lot of different things to do at the weekend or after work, there is a ski slope, driving range and ice rink next to work, cinemas etc in town.

There was always opportunities to get involved in things other than your job, you just had to say!