UK&I EG Marketing Communications Executive Review

by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • I thoroughly enjoyed my 13 months at HP

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

    • I never felt like 'the intern'. I felt like a valued member of the Marketing team. I felt like I really made a difference and was a vital member.

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

    • a 1-2-1 with my manager bi-weekly. My manager was always in the office to approach if I needed to.

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

    • Very very busy. I was stressed and felt like I had so much on my plate. But it has really paid off and being busy made the time fly by!

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

    • I had a lot of responsibility, I was given tasks and left to run with them. At the beginning most of the stuff I did was reviewed before I was confident enough to do things myself.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Learnt to work with a range of different people, their working styles, ages, seniority. Learnt to be disciplined. Learnt time management, how to prioritise and how to stay calm.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Lively, buzzing, busy.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Set up well from start to finish

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

    • All sorts of training available anytime. Opportunity to have experience in other departments if you so wished.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very appealing

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • There is a large intern community, with an intern committee to organize lots of events

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

    • Lived at home

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Great

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

    • With interns yes

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

July 2013

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