Customer Business Development Trainee Review

by Johnson & Johnson

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    4.3

    The Role

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

    • Had many challenges each day and really developed my skills

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

    • People came to ask me questions on areas I had developed within for use within their work and really DID NOT treat me like a placement at all!

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

    • People were very geared to helping you out personally as well as within work - I had monthly meetings with my line manager and I had time to discuss my dissertation and got help from all my team with regard to any Uni work

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

    • Some days were stressful but it kept you motivated and engaged and developed my skills greatly especially time management skills

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

    • I had the total responsibility of an online account for one of the major supermarkets and had genuine responsibility - the more responsibility you wanted the more you got!

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

    • Skills developed on personal, work and social aspects and I had a fantastic year!

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • There was a serious aspect whereby work needed to be done but if targets were met there were big nights out and the fun and banter in the office was fantastic!

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

    • Some aspects were very well sorted yet others like the retaining of placement for graduate jobs did lack!

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Any training included all placements even towards a field sales experience teaching you how to cold sell and putting you up in hotels for days and even weeks!

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • They were not very forward thinking in trying to accept you back to the company although when finding out you had graduate jobs elsewhere they tried their best to get you back!

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Totally! We all lived together and had an awesome time!

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

    • It was expensive but with the salary it was well worth it and living so close to london was fantastic!

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Relatively boring but windsor and reading are very close and London is only a small train journey away and adds to all the fun!

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

    • Yes - I joined a sports club and trained 4 nights a week and then there was many other things to do in and around the area - I never got bored!

    5/5
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Sales

Wales

January 2008

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