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Intern in Business Development for HCM Review

at Oracle

Placement (10 Months+)

Sales, Business Management

Reading

Review Submitted: July 2021

Overall Rating

4.7 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
4.5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - 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.
My responsibilities include managing HCM and Northern European internal newsletter which was sent out to 200+ employees.
- Updating and managing the go to market plan for the UK HCM Sales development while co-coordinating with different lines of businesses.
- Highlight of the year was when I started to learn more about reporting and using data to design and plan with the help of the team.
- Was involved in many exciting projects including social media content and creating storyboards for promotional videos.
- Took the opportunity to lead Macmillan Coffee Mornings as a part of Oracle volunteering
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was an integral part of the Sales Development Team. As the team worked with many different lines businesses including marketing and sales, there were great opportunities to network and get involved with them.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
o Effective and strong Team Management having to work with various college teams in theatrical productions.
o Multi-tasking has been my routine since I started working as a part-time teacher while managing my studies as well as acting in local film projects.
o Could demonstrate good organisational skills during working on multiple projects for the sales development team at Oracle.
o Managing multiple complex priorities and working to demanding deadlines to deliever accurate reports and data for the pipeline forecast.
o Powerful communication skills developed during theater workshops and later during employment period.
o Successful interpersonal skills demonstrated while managing and leading volunteering projects like Macmillan Coffee Mornings.
o Enthusiastic networker, having opened important communication lines during university days in a new country to find relevent opportunities and continueous learning.
o Effective Counseling skills as demonstrated while counseling students and working at open counseling camps at the Psychology department.
o Always love to take on opportunities with excitement and passion.
o Successful out of the box thinker, as established during the working of theatre productions and managing projects virtually.
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?
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
4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
he placement was designed in a way that we were on a continuous learning path, made at the beginning with our managers.
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?
Very inclusive and supportive. Senior employees were very enthusiastic for the interns to give guidance support to reach our personal goals.
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?
The company culture to be a self starter was a great fit for me, it helped me to grow in many ways I did not even expect and given a chance in the future I would definitely rejoin Oracle.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Oracle
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Oracle to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Oracle
Be open and be yourself. Oracle is a very big organisation, take some time to understand the business if/when you join. The people here are the reason I would recommend joining Oracle.
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