eBusiness Marketing Executive Review

by Xerox

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.3
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

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

    • Friendly atmosphere and great people made it an enjoyable place to work.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • My department loved to have a new student every year with fresh ideas. I was treated by all as an equal colleague rather than a student.

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

    • One to one monthly meetings were held with my manager and these were prioritised and organised in advance. Support and guidance could also be sought easily outside of these meetings.

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

    • The workload was irregular - the start of the month was much busier than the end where there were times where there was little to be completed.

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

    • Some jobs held more responsibility than others - customer portals were often business critical while other tasks were not high priority and so did not carry much responsibility. Social Media and changes to the event site were live immediately and so also carried responsibility.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Marketing and eBusiness skills will be highly useful in my final year and throughout my working life. Computing skills including programming were lacking in my job.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Always a relaxed and open atmosphere despite changes in structure and colleague redundancies due to the economic climate.

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

    • Previous student taught me the role well and everything I needed was already set up. I had no problems with settling in and my boss was already aware of what my needs were e.g. Uni work from past students.

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

    • Little training and development outside my immediate job role which was taught by my previous student.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Those who have completed a placement year at Xerox are made aware of and can apply to jobs first.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Xerox hires around 90 students, with around 60 of those being based in Uxbridge with me. All students move in to the local University halls to begin and it is an excellent way to meet. No subsidised activites by Xerox.

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

    • Cost of living is average for the outskirts of London. There are little places to socialise nearby so often went into London which is expensive.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • In Uxbridge there is few places to go to socialise and so socialising was often done at students houses with nights out to London planned regularly.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Charity fundraiser activities and sporting matches were the main activities outside of work to participate in.

    2/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing

London

June 2011

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