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BSH

CP Category Intern Review

at BSH

Placement (10 Months+)

Milton Keynes

Review Submitted: August 2022

Overall Rating

4.4 /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 - Overview of Role
4.5/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - 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.
My role consisted of working in the Category Team where I would be in close communication with the team, and they would give me tasks to complete. These tasks often consist of data analysis and market research. There are also weekly and monthly tasks that you are given.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes in this role I was given solo projects that were used high up the organization and for external partners.
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?
In this role I have been able to learn lots of skills. The first of these being my communication skills, working in a smaller team has meant I have been able to improve this. Another skill is my data analysis, as a large part of this role consists of this it means I have been able to become very comfortable and gain a good understanding of this.
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?
5/5
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?
Everyone was very friendly when starting and told me I could contact them if ever in need. I was given a mentor who gave me a nice introduction and was someone I was able to talk to whenever. My team aswell were always very kind and helping if I was ever in need.
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?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The atmosphere at the company is very nice where everyone is very friendly and happy to help you out.
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?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed this placement a lot. There was variation of work and although there were times where tasks became repetitive there was still good amounts of variation. The company culture and the people I worked with made it very enjoyable and it exceeded my expectations for a year in industry
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at BSH
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BSH to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to BSH
There is lots of history around the company when applying I would recommend doing research on it as there are also multiple branches of the organization that you will be working with.
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