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Tesco plc

Online Internship Review

at Tesco plc

Internship (1 Month+)

Project Management

Welwyn Garden City

Review Submitted: August 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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
3.8/5 - 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.
Attending squad ceremonies within the Agile framework to keep the squad updated on my projects and alert them to any issues.
Bi-weekly 121s with my line manager to review my progress on my personal project and development of skills in the business.
Regular activities for the interns to develop skills such as presenting and problem solving, including a day long hackathon and speaker sessions from leadership.
Visiting stores and fulfilment centres to gain a well rounded view of the business and its operations.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given full responsibility to carry out 2 projects over the course on the internship, which required me to independently network to gain information from different areas of the business and analyse information to come to an informed decision.
I was tasked with reviewing an area of the business which was assumed to be unprofitable to make a recommendation on what to do with it, which involved analysing financial information as well as insights into customer behaviour.
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'd never had an office job previously so many of the skills I learnt were related to working in a corporate environment.
Networking was a vita skill I learnt, I had no experience before and wasn't sure in what to get out of it, however with firm support from my team and mentor and ample opportunities to practice it.
Project management was the main skill practiced throughout the internship, I was given a 2 projects to complete over the course of the internship which I took full responsibility for.
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
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I was always welcome and encouraged to reach out to my line manager or members of my squad via MS Teams, email or in person if in the office. All of whom would never have enough time to help or support me with what I needed.
Furthermore, people from higher up the hierarchy often took interest in my work and offered advice to me.
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?
Very friendly and welcoming atmosphere, I always felt included and welcome and everyone I spoke to was always happy to arrange time to talk about their roles and give advice. You never really felt like there was a hierarchy.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I had a great time, I didn't really know what to expect going other than I was working in the online function of the business, so it was I was not able to know what exact work I'd be doing, however due to the level of care and attention I recieved form my squad I never felt like I didn't know what to do.
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 Tesco plc
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Tesco plc to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Tesco plc
Just to be yourself when applying and show that you're full of unique ideas. They tend to look more for someone who can think creatively and work well in a team rather than having years of skills and knoledge.
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