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FDM Group

Commercial Analyst Review

at FDM Group

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Management

London

Review Submitted: July 2023

Overall Rating

4.7 /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
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Ad-hoc Tasks from sales to gather reports for data they present to clients. Look at data and analyse trends and patterns and present these to managers to highlight areas of success and downfall and how to make improvements. Also look at processes and review them for improvement monthly
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was treated as a valued member of the team and not a placement student. I was given daily tasks as well as involved heavily with important projects
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 and working under time pressure. Learn to work well in a team and also how to work well with others over teams calls and not in person as this is a new shift after pandemic, Also developing a routine
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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
4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Support was given through training programs when needed through FDM Industry leading qualifications. I completed training in Excel, Salesforce and Scrum Training
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?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very involving from the day I joined across all of the London office. Atmosphere in the office makes you enjoy going into work.
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?
I fully enjoyed my experience and it was invaluable in terms of the skills i picked up and My development to prepare me for final year of university
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at FDM Group
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend FDM Group to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to FDM Group
Be confident, Have a willingness to learn and enjoy what you do as it becomes less of a chore and something you begin to become passionate about and enjoy
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