PR, Communications & Events Placement Review

Item: PR, Communications & Events Placement at Samsung Electronics
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Samsung Electronics

Placement (10 Months+)

PR and Communications

Chertsey

Review Submitted: June 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.

Working across mobile and visual display product areas on key campaigns and events across Europe. Day to day includes distributing press releases, hosting regular calls with all European subsidiaries, and maintaining relationships with media

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes - a key example of this is how I had to host weekly calls with the whole of Europe to ensure that all colleagues received relevant updates across all 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?

I have developed my organisation skills through working across a range of tasks. As well as this, my presentation and communication skills were refined

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?

Both the placement team and my team in the business were very supportive and always understanding when I had questions or I needed to talk about something

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?

Really friendly. Stepping into a large company like Samsung was a new experience, but everyone was supportive and open to answering questions. The atmosphere was innovative and exciting.