City Marketing Summer Placement Review
at CityFibre
Internship (1 Month+)
Marketing
Portsmouth
Review Submitted: September 2021
Overall Rating
5 /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
5/5
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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.
My marketing intern role at CityFibre was fast pace, being given different tasks/projects to help within the team. I have given my own projects such as outlining and designing a social media campaign, research such as community groups, events and bloggers which will then be later used to sponsor/advertise with. I would be tasked with different admin roles such as ordering marketing material for the different departments. I was also given data inputting tasks to help raise any issues or missed sections or projects.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I have given a lot of responsibility. I'd often be given tasks/projects for a week or so were I'd have to mange my own time. I'd had to book meetings with suppliers to discuss topics with the team. On a weekly basis I'd have to order marketing material for different departments which involved spending company money.
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 study marketing at university and the knowledge I have gained from CityFibre is invaluable. its allowed me to see what is realistic and what isn't within the industry of marketing. New skills I have learnt are data imputing, a task I know I will use in nearly every job role.
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 team and manager couldn't have been more helpful. My manager truly cared about my and the teams career, he'd give tasks that would benefit me in the long run and often chat to me about how to improve employability. The team would help with every question I had, I never once felt as through I couldn't ask for help.
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?
Very up-beat, everyone is very friendly. People from different departments are more than happy to help when needed. The atmosphere is very much work hard as it can be high pace but in-between everyone working hard they do have a laugh and a joke, all in all very fun and nice place to work
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 couldn't have enjoyed it more. I learnt a lot more than I thought I would have. The team and all departments are super friendly, helpful and funny when they need to be! I looked forward to every day at work. Most of the work is remote using MS teams but I would go into my local office around once a week and we'd often have team meet ups in a further office. I really enjoyed my time at CiyFibre.
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 CityFibre
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend CityFibre to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to CityFibre
Expect the fast pace environment, be ready for responsibility and don't be afraid to ask questions. I'd often have a lot of questions about different codes and abbreviations which without asking my manager/colleagues I would have been stuck, the team are super helpful and friendly therefore more than happy to answer questions.
