Placement Data Analyst Review

Item: Placement Data Analyst at Experian
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at Experian

Placement (10 Months+)

Data Analysis

Nottingham

Review Submitted: June 2023

Overall Rating

4.9 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Working on a variety of projects for a mixture of clients to deliver services that help companies identify fraud on their open books.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given multiple projects to work on throughout my placement, one of which involved restructuring one of the teams codebases which naturally is quite important.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

- Time management
- SAS/Python
- Working with project managers and clients to deliver to expectation
- Communicating with clients
- Fraud and Identity knowledge

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

The team was very supportive of me and my development, giving me plenty of opportunities to learn whilst offering 1 to 1 guidance. The company is supportive as a whole, offering plenty of knowledge talks and mental health guidance.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

The company culture is very positive and diverse. Many different events/holidays are celebrated at the head office with official events. There are a selection of clubs to join.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

5/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

5/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

Whilst it was challenging, I really enjoyed my placement as I found working for Experian was a much less stressful experience than working for my previous employer. The level of support is honestly next level.