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Premium Engagement Associate Review

at SAP

Placement (10 Months+)

Management Consulting, Information Technology

Review Submitted: June 2021

Overall Rating

3.9 /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!

3/5 - Overview of Role
4.3/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
3.5/5 - Company Culture
3/5 - 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.
1. Regular Operational Management Reporting on key Business KPIs/Measures
2. Ongoing maintenance of the PE Customer data set 
3. Key assistance with the planning and executing of PE services.
4. Stakeholder Management
5. Working with other interns/teams on various projects outside of PE as part of work rotation.
6. Help with Innovation services adoption across PE portfolio
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, as a PE intern at SAP you are expected to take ownership of key PE processes and you are expected to produce accurate and reliable reporting for the management.
I was also asked to maintain various data sets and data repositories to ensure that all stakeholders have accurate up to date information at all times.
You will also have key responsibilities for various projects such as PE team events, customer events and innovation projects in and outside of PE.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
1. Corporate Stakeholder Management
2. Developed better presentation skills
3. Improved Microsoft office skills (Excel, PowerPoint, etc)
4. Use of SAP internal tools like CRM (Customer Relationship Management).
5. Key project management skills
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?
4/5
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?
The support and guidance here at SAP are excellent. From the start of your placement, you are assigned a "buddy" who acts as your mentor for the duration of your placement. In my case, my mentor was a former intern at SAP, and he really understood the challenges of a placement year.
The support from management was really good as well. Despite PE often being a high-pressure job it rarely comes across internally as the team is so well composed and professional.
During my placement year, my team was going through a lot of changes internally as a result I had a change of managers three times but that didn't change the level of support and engagement I got. All my managers were fantastic people and I enjoyed working for them.
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?
There is a real sense of teamwork and the culture within the teams that I got to work for was very positive. Despite going through difficult times due to the pandemic everyone pulled together with the support of management.
Everyone is willing to help out and support each other. As an intern, you will never be too scared or nervous to approach anyone for help or to ask questions (as silly as the question might seem!)
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?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Due to the pandemic, my entire placement year was online which tainted a big part of the intern experience at SAP. I am confident that under normal circumstances I would have enjoyed my placement year a lot more.
Despite the pandemic, SAP did a great job in shifting towards an online placement year. I was well supported by my team and the placements teams throughout. Overall I enjoyed my placement year and came out of it having learned a lot and feeling more accomplished than before.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at SAP
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend SAP to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to SAP
If you are applying at SAP for a placement year please remember that you will not be expected to demonstrate amazing SAP product/industry knowledge but rather an enthusiasm to learn and good interpersonal skills.
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