Account Executive Review
at Softcat
Placement (10 Months+)
Sales
Manchester
Review Submitted: May 2025
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
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
I start by getting my free breakfast, I check emails and follow up on emails and teams messages, I then have internal meetings with my specialist and external meetings with customers. I then interact with many of our vendors
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, we are given our own account base and given free reign, with our own targets
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?
Presenting skills, become more out going and going up to talking to new people, as everyday you need to meet new people
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
The support was good from managers
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?
3/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Company culture is actually great, a really great company to work for, good fun in the office
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?
3/5
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 had a really great time, met lots of amazing people who I have now added to my network
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 Softcat
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Softcat to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Softcat
Enjoy your time, have lots of fun because it is a great place to work. Culture, Culture, Culture
