Large Enterprise Sales Intern Review

Item: Large Enterprise Sales Intern at PayPal
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at PayPal

Placement (10 Months+)

Sales

London

Review Submitted: March 2024

Overall Rating

5 /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

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.

Support the UK Sales Team on vertical audits, whitespace analysis, data hygiene and pipeline upkeep. Get involved in ABM campaigns and hospitality events for our merchants. Support the Business Operations Team with offsite events for our market kick offs. Assist the BDR team in early stage merchant calls. Update dates, stages and activity logs in Salesforce.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Given responsibility for updating key details on Salesforce for the weekly leaders meetings and deep diving into different verticals for opportunity analysis.

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?

Learnt how to navigate tools such as Salesforce, Dun and Bradstreet and LinkedIn Sales Navigator. Developed communication skills through networking and presenting. Gained knowledge on the Fintech industry, understanding the products we offer and how they contribute to our value proposition of a seamless checkout experience.

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?

Appointed 2 mentors from each Sales Team who provided significant support for personal and career development.

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?

Company culture is one of the highlights of this placement experience, there are lots of events and activities to get involved in the office and the atmosphere is very friendly and upbeat.

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?

This placement was a great experience for personal and career development. There are lots of opportunities to get involved in and you feel part of the team. I thoroughly enjoyed this placement and would recommend it to any student interested in entering the Fintech space.