Press and PR Assistant Review
at Toyota GB
Placement (10 Months+)
PR and Communications
Epsom
Review Submitted: June 2022
Overall Rating
4.6 /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
4/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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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.
To be the preliminary point of contact for basic press and public enquiries
To maintain and updating media website, a resource for journalists
Updating product information, data tables, sales figures on the media website
Co-ordinate booking and ordering of product and photography to support press releases
Training with the department to learn how to write basic product press releases
Monitoring external media events
Help plan for and attend new product launches
To maintain and updating media website, a resource for journalists
Updating product information, data tables, sales figures on the media website
Co-ordinate booking and ordering of product and photography to support press releases
Training with the department to learn how to write basic product press releases
Monitoring external media events
Help plan for and attend new product launches
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, the team trust you to get involved in as much as possible. Your work has a lot of impact on the company.
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?
Interpersonal skills
Presentation skills
Creative writing skills
Time management
Organisation
Presentation skills
Creative writing skills
Time management
Organisation
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?
You are given lots throughout your placement, with regular catch ups with your manager, there is always someone to talk to
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very sociable, flexible working means not everyone is in the office all of the time, fun, creative
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?
3/5
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?
Thoroughly enjoyed my placement, couldn't have had a better year
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 Toyota GB
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Toyota GB to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Toyota GB
Don't feel put off if you don't know much about the automotive industry, Toyota employ people with a whole host of interests.
