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Toyota GB

Ecommerce Assistant Review

at Toyota GB

Placement (10 Months+)

Epsom

Review Submitted: July 2022

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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.5/5 - Skills Development
3.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - 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.
Responding to customers about issues with their orders, managing and maintaining ebay and amazon accounts, various projects to deliver, meeting with various teams, companies and agencies to accomplish tasks.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was, I think this was one of the most pleasantly surprising things about the placement and a factor that I enjoyed the most. I was, at times, fully responsible for the amazon account and for various larger scale projects that I had developed the ideas for. This level of freedom gave me a great sense of accomplishment.
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?
Learnt various skills around managing an ecommerce business, including order management and forecasting, marketing, promotion etc.
Developed my ability to arrange and lead meetings and speak publicly, presenting my projects and work.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
I had a great deal of support at the start of my placement and always had the option to reach out to the appropriate people for more support.
I was fortunate enough to make some amazing friends with some of my colleagues, which meant support was always available.
There could have been more guidance at times from higher up in the company, as there were difficult periods of uncertainty.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
2/5
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?
Fantastic. Easily my favourite company to have worked for so far - I value the relationships I have developed at Toyota very heavily and I'm extremely grateful to have met so many amazing people.
Our wider team very much had a family feel and we had some great social activities throughout the year. It was clear to see how much value Toyota GB places in employee's happiness.
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?
4/5
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 thoroughly enjoyed my placement year. The work was very challenging at times which meant I learnt a lot and gained a real appreciation for what I myself was doing, and what my colleagues were doing. The culture at Toyota was fantastic and well exceeded my expectations. I would definitely love to come back.
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
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Toyota GB to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Toyota GB
Be yourself! I think they are a very open and honest company with a lot to offer students and are keen to get more and more different opinions and ideas heard. It is an exciting company to work for with many changes ahead for the future.
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