Marketing Industrial Placement Review
at Matalan
Placement (10 Months+)
Digital Marketing, Marketing, PR and Communications, Social Media Marketing, Market Research
Liverpool
Review Submitted: July 2024
Overall Rating
4.4 /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
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Throughout the year, I rotated around 10 different teams within the Marketing department. I took on an assistant level role within each team in order to practically learn from colleagues. The teams included; Customer and Trade Planning, Website Content, PR and Influencer, Social Media, CRM Email and App, Loyalty and Rewards, Research and Insights, Paid Media, Affiliates, Brand Media and SEO.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, where appropriate, I took on tasks that were customer facing (eg. posting on social media or sending app pushes) that took responsibility to ensure content was up to the standard needed for customers to see.
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?
I've gained many industry specific skills that I would not have been able to learn from University alone and seen first-hand the processes needed for many teams to collaborate and execute a successful marketing campaign. The placement has also been highly beneficial for some more personal skills such as self-confidence and understanding team work and communication within an office environment.
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?
4/5
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?
The support throughout was great - I had bi-weekly catch ups with my manager to discuss my progress and any issues I may have had. We also had HR catch ups and master class sessions designed to develop our skills.
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Overall, the office culture and atmosphere is positive. I personally have never had any issues with other colleagues and the office itself is a nice modern building.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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?
I really enjoyed my placement. I am really grateful to have gained such valuable skills and use them for my final year of university and my career post graduation.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Matalan
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Matalan to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Matalan
Definitely apply - the opportunity to experience many different teams within the role is rare so a great varied placement overall.
