Internal Communications Intern Review
at Hays
Placement (10 Months+)
Marketing
London
Review Submitted: June 2025
Overall Rating
3.3 /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!
2/5
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.5/5
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Company Culture
2/5
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Overall Experience
1/5
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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.
On a daily basis, you communicate with stakeholders regarding key updates, new initiatives, and distinguish a proactive strategy. Additionally, you will create numerous email marketing to the UK&I on annual campaigns, good news, and directors' updates. Stakeholder's are in constant contact regarding new banners and any other assets they would like e.g., Pride month, UK&I Sales Day's etc.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I had the ability to showcase my ideas on how to improve certain functions which where later implemented.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
2/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have learnt new technical skills including how to use Salesforce confidently, Asana, and SharePoint. I have also consolidated my communication skills from keeping stakeholders up to date on projects.
Project management is a key skill I gained from managing all projects via Asana.
Project management is a key skill I gained from managing all projects via Asana.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I was provided support throughout my internship from my team and from other teams in my department.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
Although the company culture showcased passion, the general atmosphere and morale was very low due to major changes internally.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
2/5
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 enjoyed my placement due to the employees and my team, however my role was quite repetitive with little room for growth. I did not like how my team moved departments, my role was advertised as marketing however after 9 months my team was moved. Additionally, due to major restructuring, my team has been let go - causing me to manage the whole team alone. This affected my level of enjoyment majorly, and not what I expected at all.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
2/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
2/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Hays
1/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Hays to a friend?
No
What advice would you give to others applying to Hays
Please be mindful that Hays are going through major restructuring so employee morale, along with job security is low. I have witnessed a high turnover of employees which can affect your structure of work/team. On a positive, the people at Hays are very friendly and make the whole experience worth while.
