Sales Intern Review

always occupied with interesting work with a clear focus and point to the work I was producing.

to begin with having an input was difficult as I was getting to grips with systems and procedures. However after a month I was giving other colleagues advice on promotions and next steps for brands so felt my opinion and research was valid

had very regular meetings with my manager to update and progress on work, she was always around if I needed her. There were other supportive colleageus in the business also to help me

I never had nothing to do and there was always more work to be completed

My project was very relevant to the business and the next years plans so the responsibility of my project and work had great value to the business. Including a chance for me to impact value created through ideas

In terms of excel and presentation skills I improved immensely. I chose to do the Sales role to try something different as I study Marketing, however I got a feel for both areas on the internship so was very happy with that. In terms of presenting and confidence I improved a lot in just ten weeks

everyone was friendly and willing to help

for a while I was not sure where I was going to be placed in the UK or what I was going to be working on so I felt that communication could have been decided and released a little quicker. However when I started the internship it was clear what I needed to do week on week and had sufficient planning time for this. Interview and assessment process was fairly speedy

I had topline sales training and presentation training and shadowed a sales colleague for a day, to be fair there is not a lot of time to complete a lot of training in 10 weeks. However I felt sufficiently prepared for my final presentation

the graduate scheme seems well prepared for and set out. They have a structured recruitment process so you know they are looking for a good standard of candidates. It seems appealing to me as a future job prospect

with the other summer interns we arranged a fair few nights out and drinks after work, everyone was very sociable

I lived in Crawley in a 2 bed flat, rent was average but the actual cost of living was fairly cheap, there were lots of shops near by and it did not take long to travel to work by car or bus

in Crawley there was only one club which we did visit, but there is also London not too far away so we went there for drinks and nights out. London was slightly far out as trains were not extremely regular at night but I could travel back in a reasonable timely fashion

there was an on-site free gym, but not many work activities that I was aware of, if I was here for longer I would have explored more. We had one quiz charity night which was fun