Marketing & Lead Generation Intern Review
at Hays
Placement (10 Months+)
Marketing
London
Review Submitted: September 2024
Overall Rating
4.8 /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
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
Working closely with the S&A team to develop and implement an effective marketing strategy. Including a variety of tasks such as blog writing, forming a timeline, content creation etc. I also undertake additional activities within each service (e.g. benchmarking, career transition)
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, actually managing a marketing plan for the whole team, my work is being published externally to the public
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?
Content marketing - learning how to create engaging content, targeting different stakeholders and managing this content
LinkedIn marketing - utilizing LinkedIn for lead generation, targeted ad campaigns and engaging various stakeholders
Data analytics - Monitoring and accessing data for marketing as well as doing work for benchmarking (requires salary and benefit understanding)
LinkedIn marketing - utilizing LinkedIn for lead generation, targeted ad campaigns and engaging various stakeholders
Data analytics - Monitoring and accessing data for marketing as well as doing work for benchmarking (requires salary and benefit understanding)
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?
Support at every step of the way. Given a line manager/tutor with weekly catch ups. Continuous review of workload and performance. Given new and challenging tasks
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?
company culture is great, lots of social events outside of work. Hays adopt a hybrid working policy which is very effective and managed well. Plenty of groups to join (e.g. run club, Men's health community)
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
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?
Really enjoyed it. Learning loads, have a good work life balance, making new friends, my work here feels purposeful
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 Hays
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Hays to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Hays
When applying, be fully yourself. Hays want people not only with talent/knowledge, but people who have a willingness to learn and grow throughout their placement
