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Siemens

Marketing Intern Review

at Siemens

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing

Farnborough

Review Submitted: September 2022

Overall Rating

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
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
· Supporting the attraction of Siemens Early Careers intake, which include interns, graduates and apprentices that are recruited across all of UK business areas.
· Supporting the delivery of Siemens virtual events including liaising with suppliers on design and content and co-ordinating and briefing volunteers.
· Supporting with marketing campaigns, website content and social media updates to promote the Siemens brand to the Early Careers audience. Maximising the use of social media channels, writing posts and managing internal and external brand ambassadors.
· Analysing recruitment data to demonstrate trends, areas of success and recommendations on how to improve Early Careers activities and strategy.
· Supporting the teams commercial process through managing and tracking purchase orders.
· Opportunities to get involved in a wide range of projects from across the whole Talent Acquisition function.
· Supporting diversity and inclusion topics.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
There are not many companies who will give you as much responsibility as Siemens bestows upon you. The opportunities are endless, it is about seizing them. The company emphasises the importance of nurturing Early Careers talent as these people will ultimately end up running the business in a decade or two.
The support is exceptional and your colleagues will guide you and answer any questions you may have. Yet they are also keen to learn from you too.
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?
There are excellent opportunities to develop your people skills by interacting with stakeholders and agencies to reach a common goal. Communication skills are enhanced by learning how to communicate your needs quickly and efficiently, as well as learning how to give concise yet clear feedback.
Also the opportunity to develop marketing skillset through various platforms such as Sprinklr, Adobe Analytics, Adobe Photoshop, SAP, Oracle Eloqua and more. Not many jobs give you the opportunity to develop such a wide skillset.
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?
There is a growth culture at Siemens which means everyone is always open to learning. As long as you join with a growth mindset and are willing to take onboard support and guidance you will go far. The upper management are just as keen to support and guide you as your line manager, so it is really about seizing every opportunity you are given in order to grow and develop. I personally have never received so much support and guidance during an internship ever.
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?
Siemens expresses an open and inclusive culture where you can truly be yourself at work. Everyone embraces their personality and is not afraid to bring their whole self to work. I for one felt welcomed and accepted as soon as I started, and have made many friends up and down the country. Siemens takes their diversity and inclusion seriously and have a team dedicated to making everyone feel accepted in the workplace. There are also lots of Employee Networks for a variety of groups.
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?
5/5
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 have never enjoyed an internship so much and never felt like an Intern. I felt like a colleague of the team who had been there for years! The amount of responsibility I was given was equivalent to someone who had worked for Siemens for years! I am so grateful to the team and to Siemens for giving me this opportunity and setting me up for a long and fruitful career! I would recommend to anyone considering!
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 Siemens
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Siemens to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Siemens
Firstly, you have to understand what exactly it is that Siemens does, which can be confusing as they do so many things in so many different industries. The baseline is, Siemens solves problems for customers, and do so in the industries that form the backbone of our economy - industry, infrastructure, transport etc.
Next, refine your CV to match the job description of the role you are applying for. Only add experience that is truly relevant to the role.
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