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Stanley Black & Decker

Digital training developer Review

at Stanley Black & Decker

Placement (10 Months+)

Slough

Review Submitted: June 2021

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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - 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 within the Global tools & storage business, more specifically i worked within the training team. The team’s purpose: providing training to help educate users and retailers about the products. Personally, I was responsible for the planning, designing, creating, publishing and maintaining the online training courses. Through the knowledge of products and design i was able to transform product specs into thorough training courses. Predominantly working within the Articulate 360 platform, Adobe Suite and Camtasia.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
A huge amount of responsibility is given to the interns, you're expected to keep organized and work to deadlines. You will play a vital role in the creation of the training material.
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?
Skills improved:
Photoshop, Powerpoint & Excel, Presentation of ideas, working within a team locally, nationally and internationally
Skills learned:
Time management across a variety of projects, remote working, critical thinking, planning/creating and publishing and Camtasia
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?
Having worked from home, lots of zoom calls were made during the induction period to help train me. Throughout the job, zoom calls were made daily with the team mostly to discuss work but to also catch up.
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 globally recognized company has a culture for success, there are quarterly meetings where the CEO shares updates and progress of the company, this helps to make you feel involved in the general company. Within a team goals are set and the teams works to achieve these goals.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
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?
Obviously, it was a shame to not go into office, however Stanley Black&Decker have done everything they can to make this experience enjoyable. throughout my placement i have had a high level of enjoyment.
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 Stanley Black & Decker
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Stanley Black & Decker to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Stanley Black & Decker
Dont hold back, there are a range of jobs available requiring various skill sets.
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