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Sodexo UK

Soft Facilities Intern Review

at Sodexo UK

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Operations

Holbeck, Leeds

Review Submitted: August 2024

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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
4/5 - 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.
Mostly, I worked with various members of the team such as health and safety manager, general site manager, security personnel, and general account manager to develop and maintain automated spreadsheets that helps them measure, schedule and monitor performance/progress.
I also worked with the general site manager on resource planning using the company's dedicated resource planning platform, ensuring that resources are appropriately employed to maximise efficiency.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Data manipulation on spreadsheets and resource planning platform
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 honed my interpersonal and people skills working with people within and outside my team, improved by ability to coordinate activities and manage people. This is crucial in facility management.
Further developed my data mining skills as well as ability to use advanced functions in excel for automations.
My confidence level for public speaking and presentation also improved a lot.
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?
4/5
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?
My manager supported me massively. The rest of the team were supportive as well.
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?
Sodexo is people oriented and an amazing organization. They are very keen about diversity, equity and inclusion.
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?
I had a wholesome experience
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Sodexo UK
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Sodexo UK to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Sodexo UK
Keep at it, Sodexo is a great place to be. I hope to join then on a more permanent role too.
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