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Samsung Electronics

Sustainability and Compliance Review

at Samsung Electronics

Placement (10 Months+)

Legal/Law

Chertsey

Review Submitted: June 2025

Overall Rating

4.9 /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
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - 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.
My role centered on proactive communication with key stakeholders to ensure project alignment. I regularly conducted legislation scans to inform our strategy and ensure compliance. Additionally, I championed and implemented various sustainability initiatives within the office to foster a greener work environment and company processes meeting all required regulations
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was entrusted with a high degree of responsibility. My role involved independently representing Samsung at external stakeholder events, and I was given the autonomy to lead on my own tasks and communication outputs, contributing directly to the team's objectives.
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 learned to use sustainability reporting frameworks to collect and analyze ESG data for our annual report. I also significantly developed my stakeholder engagement skills, communicating our sustainability performance and initiatives to both internal teams and external partners.
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?
A lot of support from people team, emerging talent managers and my own manager. Very helpful and take things seriously and really want us to have a successful but fun placement year
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?
The atmosphere was very welcoming and professional. As the company is headquartered in Korea, I had a valuable opportunity to learn and adapt to a different corporate culture, which was more structured and hierarchical. The team was incredibly supportive in guiding me through these new professional norms
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?
I thoroughly enjoyed the placement and it has really prepared me for a corporate life going forward and equipped me with lots of transferable skills for the future
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 Samsung Electronics
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Samsung Electronics to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Samsung Electronics
Stick through the application process and it will be worth it great company
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