EMEA Marketing & Social Business Review

by SAP

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • SAP has provided a great foundation for my career. Working in such an innovative office with like-minded people has been a amazing experience. My role in particular provided large exposure across the company and many opportunities for development.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • The people I worked with, and other colleagues I got to know, treated me as an equal and respected my opinions. As I gained more confidence in my role, I started to take on more responsibilities and felt I made an impact.

    4/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • There is an official SAP Buddy scheme, which assigns each intern an official 'Buddy' who can support you throughout the year. Although, I found that almost everyone was willing to help and offer advice.

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • As with any job, there are busy and quiet periods but I found the balance at SAP to be very good.

    5/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • After the first 6 months, I started to be given a lot more ownership. The first 6 months were great for training and personal development, ensuring I was ready for the responsibility. By the end of my placement I was beginning to manage my own programs.

    4/5

  • 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 learnt were transferable for beyond my degree such as business etiquette and how a large corporate company functions. Also, I have found that I have gained a strong work ethic which will help towards my degree completion.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • The Intern Community is strong at SAP and keeps the office environment always active. The office is completely open-plan which is great for communication. The new office features an 'Experience Centre' which includes a McLaren car simulator among other high-tech experiences - great for a break!

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • There is an official onboarding period which last a few weeks. This covers presentations, training, team-building activities and hints & tips. This is completely ran by current interns so really provides a great opportunity to learn and ask questions. At times, I have had to seek extra work when I felt ready - but this was always received well.

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • I never received any 'formal' training qualifications, but there was always opportunities to join SAP weekly training calls from everything to Learning how to Blog to Becoming Socially Active.

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    International Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    5/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • There is a fantastic opportunity to join the SAP Sales Academy which involves training in California for 3 months. However, there are no official graduate roles in other business functions but interns have been rehired as full-time employees in the past, many teams often seek to rehire their interns.

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • The Intern socialise very often and strong friendships have been built. We have organised Ski holidays together, weekends out in London, Meals, End of Year Formal etc.

    5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • The area is much cheaper than central London but still isn't 'cheap as chips'. I found it to be the perfect balance - as central was less 30 minutes away but accommodation was still affordable.

    4/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Feltham, where the office is based, has no nightlife. However, we frequently went for 'after work drinks' in local areas such as Richmond & Twickenham which are much more suitable and had a nice variety of bars.

    4/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • When we started there was a Football team (with the potential to travel to Germany for SAP WorldCup) and Interns decided they wanted an SAP Netball team also - which they set up and was very successful. The opportunities are almost endless, if there is something you want to set up, go for it.

    5/5

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Placement (10 Months+)

Information Technology, Market Research, Advertising, Financial Management, Recruitment

London

August 2014


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