Commercial intern Review
at PepsiCo
Internship (1 Month+)
Sales
Bristol
Review Submitted: September 2021
Overall Rating
4.5 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.3/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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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.
Working independently during the internship; negotiating the deals and selling products to real customers. Managing my own geographical area and visiting local cafes or newsagents to increase the distribution of PepsiCo's products. Also rotating around other areas of the sales team completing individual and group tasks such as Ecommerce, Out of Home, and Grocery.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Not given much responsibility as a lot of the work was based on learning about the business in workshops. Had one week out in the field selling to independent stores/pubs/cafes where I was given my own list of clients so a fair bit of responsibility there.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Developed my presentation skills significantly as I was required to do multiple presentations each week within a short time frame. Improved my commercial awareness as I got the taste of business operations within a multinational company. Learnt a lot about sales skills.
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?
4/5
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?
Received a lot of support from my line managers in particular. Everyone in PepsiCo is very willing to help and reach out.
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?
Great company culture. Everyone that I spoke to seemed to love their job and they all had great things to say about their co-workers and the atmosphere in general.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Thoroughly enjoyed meeting everyone throughout my internship. My line managers certainly made this experience as enjoyable as it could be.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at PepsiCo
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend PepsiCo to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to PepsiCo
I would encourage them to research a lot about the companies values prior to the Assessment centre as it is something PepsiCo value a lot. I would also encourage them to reach out to employers on LinkedIn asking for advice on any presentations they may have to do in the application.
