Commercial Executive Review
at TUI UK & Ireland
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Management
Surbiton
Review Submitted: June 2024
Overall Rating
4.2 /5
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Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Product Planning involves being a Product Executive for France, Switzerland, Spain, Andorra & North Macedonia. This involves answering daily queries from external stakeholders, overseeing the new unit process, creating CSQ reports, sending incident managers, updating stakeholders on new resorts, helping to create strategy plans.
Product Development involves working on projects at Crystal and Lakes & Mountains, currently including: Green & Fair, Childcare, Summit, Huski, Multicentres.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have learnt new skills around setting boundaries, learning to say no when I cannot take on additional workload, but also setting aside dedicated time to prioritise my University work.
I have also developed my confidence, working to lead monthly CSQ meetings with numerous stakeholders and contributing to both the charity project and business project.
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Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
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Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Company culture at Crystal was slightly different - still fun, sociable and with a focus on personal and professional growth, but, with some colleagues frequently working late into the evening and sometimes on weekends, this made the environment slightly more stressful and created an impression of a weaker work life balance.
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Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
However, it has also been very stressful at times: I have struggled with work/life balance, working late in season to complete work, and managing workload.