Finance, Planning and Analysis - Sales Review
by Adidas
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.3
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The Company
4.1
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The Culture
2.9
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Having a major passion for the brand before starting definitely helped - and the people I was surrounded by on a day-to-day basis were a great bunch!
Full marks on this one, my supervisor was more of a friend than a boss. A huge positive was being the conversation with the different members of the team, very much unlike the traditional workplace!
Personally I don't think I could have asked for a better manager, in terms of his knowledge and teaching abilities they were brilliant but because of being at that level he was often away from his desk/in meetings. Other controllers would be able to help in his absence though.
Early on in the placement I was worried I would not have much work to fill the time but as the year got on I was more trusted and received more work from my manager.
This was entirely dependent on how capable I was at my core monthly tasks. Luckily, I was seen as capable and this meant I was given a fair amount of responsibility, taking control of creating my own reports and leading meetings throughout my placement.
I would say the skills I developed are much more business based which will put me in great stead for grad opportunities.
The Company
Absolutely no question about this - loved the office!
It was well organised to a certain extent, there are a certain amount of core tasks that were taught in the handover period but anything extra was just taught as I went along with no real structure.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
I think I would have a good chance of a future job as I feel I impressed enough in my placement, the only thing stopping me is the location of the office being so far from home.
The Culture
Unfortunately have to mark this down, there are only 4 placement students and a handful of grads which makes it hard. Also, given the office is not in the centre of a major town and everyone drives to work it's hard to go for drinks after work.
Stockport is a cheap enough area to live in but the salary paid is representative of that. Was in a house with another student placement paying £260 a month exc bills.
Nightlife was good in central Manchester but that was a 20 min train journey from the office.
As the office has it's own CrossFit gym I was able to get involved with that and we had the chance too compete in a couple of competitions. There was also football on Tuesday nights after work all paid for by the company.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Financial Management
North West
September 2013
