Future Talent Intern Review
by Mars
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
3.8
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The Company
3.5
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The Culture
4.3
- 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
Overall my internship has been good. The company is fantastic and I really have enjoyed my time here. The people are great and my team have been excellent.
To a great extent - the have been positive about my work!
Support from my team has been fantastic. From my line manager it has been ok.
Busy enough to keep me going! I was given three projects to begin with but now I have more. However, not too busy that I feel overwhelmed! I have a do-able workload.
I was given responsibility for running some events and it was great to be trusted with something like that, especially as an intern!
My business acumen has improved and I think just being in a "real" working environment has helped develop many skills, such as communication and team work. It's been a really great and enjoyable insight into FMCGs.
The Company
Fantastic. People say that Mars is a really great company to work for, which upon hearing that, I was a bit skeptical but the atmosphere is really good. I work in the Petcare office and associates can bring their dogs to work which I LOVE!
Overall, quite well. However my line manager was away at a conference for the first four days which meant I was delayed in starting my projects and left with little to do and not a great deal of guidance for my first few days.
I was assigned a competency to work on which formed part of my Personal Development Programme. All Mars associates have a PDP, from interns to general managers, and the company really tries to develop people for leadership roles.
Subsidised Canteen
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Very appealing. Mars have seven graduate schemes and the majority of them take graduates from any discipline. I'd love to come back as a graduate. They have been running graduate programmes since 1952 and many of the leaders within the business started out on a Mars graduate programme so there's definitely room to develop and progress within the company.
The Culture
With things like this, I say things are as good as you make them. Due to the rural location, after work drinks haven't happened but I go to the cinema, out for dinner and out for drinks with the other interns often.
Nottingham is so cheap for rent, I am paying £275/month which includes all bills.
Good selection of bars and restaurants in Nottingham
There's different sports' clubs but I didn't join any - cycling, rounders, football, running etc.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
East Midlands
August 2014
