Digital Trade Content Executive Review

by Mars

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Rating

4.4/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    4.6

    The Role

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

    • really enjoyed my time this summer. i met loads of interesting people and had a project that actually made an impact --> so much responsibility from day 1

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

    • everyone in mars is really friendly. apart from that though, they really value your opinion and actually implement the changes you suggest to them --> can't imagine seeing this in a different company

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

    • i had a line manager throughout my internship that was there for me for anything i needed and really helped me when i needed to come up with my personal development plan

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

    • at the beginning, until i was properly given the brief of my project i was not too busy. but i was advised to use that time to go and meet people from the company and that's what i did! once i had my project it was all busy!

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

    • my project was to improve the online trading content of all Mars chocolate products. and given that this content was in the website of big retailers like Tesco and Morrison's, that is great responsibility!

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

    • understanding how businesses works and how everything is connected is really helpful for my degree. in addition, people from the business suggested what modules i could do this year that will help me with my work once i graduate which is really helpful

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • the office is very friendly and the fact that is open plan is amazing! everything is done in projects which i really enjoyed!

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • there was an intern manager that was really helpful with anything we wanted and really explained the structure of the internship - only thing is that i would have wanted to have known more about my placement and where i would be earlier on.

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

    • i reckon this company is one of the best for personal development - and thats why i gave a 10! they really focus on two development areas that you have and give you projects in order to tackle these development areas. they also sent me to a training course for resilience which i really enjoyed

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • with the grad scheme you progress very quickly and they give you great opportunities to develop. i really want to get the grad scheme with them!

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • we had a really strong intern community and we all organised nights out, together with the grads of the other years!

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

    • cost of living was not as high as i was living with my brother but i took the train in every day so that added a bit to the costs! socialising, we were going out in london so i guess that is quite a high cost but an expected one

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

    • we worked in slough but a lot of us lived in london! nightlife in london is great!

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

    • we went go-karting a few times and one time paint balling with everyone. mars also subsidises some tickets so we went to a few football matches

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Marketing, Sales

London

November 2014

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