Technology Product Intern Review
at Tesco plc
Internship (1 Month+)
Logistics and Operations, Business Management
Welwyn garden City & London
Review Submitted: August 2021
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!
3/5
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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
5/5
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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.
I worked in the fulfilment and distribution teams solving problems within the Tesco depots. As a technology product manager at Tesco you work closely with engineering teams and your business counterparts to either improve or maintain the systems within fulfilment. You create problem statements, do user research, and collect data. You then implement solutions for these problems using the data you have collected.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given my own project to work on throughout the internship. I could use my time outside of this project to explore other areas of the business. This independence came with the responsibility of having to manage my time effectively and also making sure I was hitting the deadlines for my project. The project was an important problem that needed to be solved and I was given full responsibility of all aspects of it.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Tesco is the largest private employer in the UK and this really helps to develop confidence and communication skills. On a daily basis you will interact with people who you have never met before and it forces you out of your comfort zone to present ideas and communicate with people you don't know. I have also learnt how to carry out user interviews and UX user testing.
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?
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
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Everyone at Tesco was more than happy to help out the interns. We were all assigned line managers and graduate buddies who we had constant contact and support from. When we weren't working on our projects we could contact other people in the business in areas that we wanted to explore and they were all keen to get us involved with their teams and support us in what we wanted to learn.
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?
Tesco has a great ethos and culture. They put their customer at the front of everything they do and they treat their colleagues with equal respect no matter what level of the business they are. Going into the office is very welcoming and friendly, people are happy to stop and chat and answer any questions without you feeling like you are wasting their time.
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?
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 found it a very insightful and a great opportunity to understand corporate working life.
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 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
It is a great place to discover what you want to learn and what you want to do in the future. I would strongly recommend to anyone who is not sure what they want to do and want experience in lots of areas of a large corporate company.
