Finance Pricing Placement Review

Item: Finance Pricing Placement at Samsung Electronics
Rating: 4.3
Author: Anonymous

at Samsung Electronics

Placement (10 Months+)

Finance

Chertsey, Surrey

Review Submitted: June 2023

Overall Rating

4.3 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

4.5/5 - Skills Development

4/5 - Support and Guidance

4.3/5 - Company Culture

3.5/5 - 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.

Set up all pricing for CE products (TVAV, DA/White goods and Display), in charge of overcharge inbox and weekly reporting (pricing file sent to all major stakeholders in the business)

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was the go to point of call for all pricing related queries.
I had the responsibility of running workshops to train new and existing colleague.
I also organised and lead meetings with account/product managers

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

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

Developed Excel skills
Improved presenting and communication
Time management improved

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

3/5

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?

I had guidance from my line manager, but due to the small sized team (2 including myself) I had to adapt fast to the role

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

4/5

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

4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Samsung is a very fast paced environment
Every day is a bit different from the last and what you do directly impacts the business

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

3/5

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?

Overall, I have enjoyed my experience. With any role there always ups and downs, but these experiences only make us stronger and provide us with the skills needed for the future