Market Analyst Review

This was a perfect placement for the 3 months I was home from university, the marketing team were very welcoming as was everyone else at the company.

I was instantly made to feel an equal member of the team and recieved regular feedback on any projects I completed.

I was able to ask for advice or help with anything I needed without being made to feel I was interrupting someone else. I had a regular meetings with my manager to see how I was getting on.

Most of the work I completed was project based, I tended to go from a couple of weeks of being busy to a day or to with not much to do. There were always smaller jobs that I could help other members of the marketing team out with.

The first big job I was given was to produce a presentation on some of the regional markets for ceramics that my head of departement would be presenting to at a board meeting. While I had lots of support I knew that this was an important job and it was good to be given this responsibility so early in my placement.

I am studying for a degree in Economics, working in the marketing department of a global firm allowed me to see things from a much different perspective. The placement has rounded my whole view on how a company operated. During the placement I feel that my self confidence increased and also my time management. I now see that 4 hours of lectures in a block is not actually a lot whereas in first year it as difficult to hold concentration through all of them.

There was a good balance of talking and working, all of the people in the office were easy to get on with.

Very well organised.

No formal investment in training and development, however I was only at the company for 12 weeks. I know that if I needed to find something out there was always someone to ask and in those 12 weeks I went from knowing very little about the actual functions of the marketing departement to knowing a lot about that department and the business as a whole.

I feel that I made a good impression and I have been told that should I require any furthur placement work while home from university the door is always open.The company would be a great place to work full time however my current ambitions will hopefully take me to the financial sector.

There were two other placement students that I know of and had regular contact with, one was in my office and the other worked in IT. We often went for a drink after work and went out a few times for parties etc.

I lived with my parents so I found it very cheap, in terms of socialising I would say not too expensive Birmingham and Worcester are quite close for things to do.

Travel is required for a good nightlife however this is quite cheap and Birmingham, Worcester, Hereford etc are great nights out.

Not a lot of outside activities mainly staff birthday parties.