Internship Review

by Mars

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    4.4

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Fantastic culture, all about a team ethos at Mars.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • If you are willing to take the time to build strong relationships at the beginning you'll become very close to the team very quickly.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • You are given a line manager during the internship and they support you through the whole process, they assess and help you improve your personal development during the course of the internship.

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • That Mars is an FMCG work loads can change relatively quickly however they strive to make sure you are not overworked. I.e. if you are consistently working late they will look to spread your workload across the team.

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • Responsibility is one of Mars' principles and they definitely stick to it. I led a project to save Mars associates 9 days of work a year. They give you a lot of responsibility, support you but then want to assess if you can handle the pressure.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • It has helped in terms of efficiency when using my time, also it has improved how I build working relationships to create collaborative partnerships.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • People work hard but they have a laugh while doing so.

    5/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Very strong for personal development, support and team bonding. A few times there was a lack of clarity regarding moving onto the graduate scheme but things were cleared up relatively quickly.

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • I was impressed how much they were willing to teach me and take the time out to develop me. Once on their grad scheme they will save no expense to develop you into a future leader.

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Subsidised Canteen

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Got the grad scheme, intership seemed to go well.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Great bunch, very ambitious but supportive and that led us to be very sociable as well as collaborative with work.

    5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • I'm a student nearby so living in the student area was very cheap.

    5/5

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

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Mars run loads of extra curricular activities e.g. sports days BBQ's etc.

    4/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Marketing

East Midlands

September 2013


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