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AJ Bell

Dealing and customer service agent Review

at AJ Bell

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Management

Manchester

Review Submitted: October 2023

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
4.5/5 - Skills Development
4/5 - Support and Guidance
4.3/5 - Company Culture
2/5 - 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.
- Through my time, I moved up within the team to train new starters and co-lead the team setting out to introduce new systems to how customers can interact with us on a one-to-one instant webchat service.
- Varying tasks as I was brought in to learn of the management structure of the company and complete tasks directly impacting the day to day running of the business.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was managing a small team who were creating a chat bot tool to increase customer engagement
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?
Used power BI and AI tools to enhance the data analytics tools and spoke with customers on a daily basis
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?
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?
Lots of training and support was given by placement tutor and those within the company
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?
It was very supportive throughout my team and others around
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
It was not what I was expecting but learnt a lot that was unexpected
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
2/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
2/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at AJ Bell
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend AJ Bell to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to AJ Bell
Be yourself and learn about the company culture and their future prospects
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