Marketing Assistant Review

Item: Marketing Assistant at MSD
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at MSD

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing

Milton Keynes

Review Submitted: August 2021

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

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

attending meeting
copywriting
working with agencies
developing/designing materials

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given the opportunity to participate in and lead on several projects throughout my placement year

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?

NOAH Training
Product specific knowledge
use of systems such as Veeva
MCM development
Digital and Traditional marketing

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?

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?

my supervisors, the marketing team and the wider business units all offered support and where extremely helpful.
MSDs early talent team where also available to offer advice and help with any queries.

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?

my placement was predominantly remote working due to the pandemic, however later in my placement I was able to experience in person the great culture MSD and attend some social events as well as some remote activities. considering the limitations of remote working I was very happy with the culture and atmosphere.

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?

working in MSD provides the full package experience and was everything I hoped of when looking for placement opportunities- I enjoyed every aspect of my placement year and would recommend it to anyone with an interest in marketing .