Tivoli Marketing Assistant Europe Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

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Rating

1.9/5
  • The Role
    1.8
  • The Company
    1.4
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • The social aspect was great, however very few face to face meetings with my team throughout the year, and not a lot of regular work was given

    1/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • By some of my team extremely valued, others not at all.

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

    • When i needed support, my task manager would always help. But was not so supportive in making sure i always had work to do

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • on average a few hours MAXIMUM a day

    1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • When I had work to do: it varied from excel spreadsheets on a weekly basis to occasionally a fair amount of responsibility at events

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The skills I have learnt will be able to be used in future education/ work.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Hot desking throughout the whole year, rarely got to see my team

    1/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • awfully organised, from both foundation and my team

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • There was the oppurtunity to do training courses by yourself online, but little help from the team.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Working from home
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Will not be applying back.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • The social within the South Bank office is fantastic, 100 plus interns there.

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

    • Rent is extremely expensive, but that is expected in central london

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • busy, expensive, but good.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • giveback was limited

    1/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

July 2013

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