UK Sales Analyst Review
at FDM Group
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Operations, Recruitment
London
Review Submitted: July 2022
Overall Rating
3.7 /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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
3.8/5
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Skills Development
3.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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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.
- Worked within the FDM Sales Function for the duration of his placement, mainly assisting the Public Sector, Health and Life Sciences Team as well as the International Finance and Insurance Team.
- Main responsbilities have included statistical analysis and reporting(in ad-hoc, project-based and regular formats) for various stakeholders across the Company through the use of our CRM platform.
- As part of the FDM Placement Student experience, I completed a group project with my Placement Student Colleagues which involved researching and developing wireframes for a Graduate Recruitment App.
- Main responsbilities have included statistical analysis and reporting(in ad-hoc, project-based and regular formats) for various stakeholders across the Company through the use of our CRM platform.
- As part of the FDM Placement Student experience, I completed a group project with my Placement Student Colleagues which involved researching and developing wireframes for a Graduate Recruitment App.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was given important roles on projects which helped to change processes within the business. For example, we changed our interaction with Alumni in the sense of career tracking and CRM recording. I also deliver on numerous important internal reports for senior stakeholders every week.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- Developed interpersonal communication skills, with key internal and external stakeholders
- Upskill in statistical program language knowledge by using SQL and Python.
Improve my confidence in communicating face to face with more senior colleagues and key project stakeholders.
- Proficient with presenting, reporting and analysing data using the core business applications (SalesForce, Power BI and Microsoft Suite)
- Understand the appropriate conventions for communicating with external stakeholders in achieving business development goals
- Upskill in statistical program language knowledge by using SQL and Python.
Improve my confidence in communicating face to face with more senior colleagues and key project stakeholders.
- Proficient with presenting, reporting and analysing data using the core business applications (SalesForce, Power BI and Microsoft Suite)
- Understand the appropriate conventions for communicating with external stakeholders in achieving business development goals
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?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
My first 2 months were well supported and guided by expert trainers in Excel, Salesforce and PowerBI which set me up well for the work that I did once moving over to help the Sales Teams specifically.
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?
3/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
I have partaken in numerous, fun social events which vary from charity fundraisers, consultant success off-sites and team/company-wide socials which allowed me to celebrate different achievements from many parts of the business. Day-to-day, the Office environment has been a refreshing change from remote learning/working and the Sales function in the business is very energetic, engaging and thought-provoking.
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I have enjoyed my placement in almost every sense. The teams I have worked within, the culture of the company and the opportunities to engage in exciting projects and social opportunities. The duties of the role fall more under administrative and visualisation tasks which is slightly different to my expectations from an 'analytical' role but there have been some analytical pieces of work and overall I have been challenged in many scenarious throughout the year.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at FDM Group
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend FDM Group to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to FDM Group
Take heed of all interview/cv advice that you get regardless of the stage which you get to in the process. The knowledge of the company in this sense is invaluable for your future prospects. Embrace the full culture of the company regardless of what department/stream you apply for - the culture is fun and engaging if you choose to immerse yourself. I would love to have known how varied the task in my job would've been but I feel like the training allowed me to meet all obstacles still. AC advice is as simple as knowing about the company and how you can benefit the department/stream that you're applying for. Use real-life examples!
