Retail & MDI Sales Support Intern Review
at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Placement (10 Months+)
Sales
Reading
Review Submitted: May 2021
Overall Rating
4.7 /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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.3/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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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.
Day-to-day you will refresh the opportunities dashboard that tracks changes throughout the quarter. You will also regularly join calls with account managers and the wider team to help pursue sales opportunities, update Salesforce and produce financial spend reports. A core role as a Sales Support Intern will be running the forecasting process within your team to track quarterly opportunities. You will have the chance to join customer calls and take part in account projects.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
You are given a large amount of responsibility in this role, your tasks and the opportunities you are given have a big impact on the wider business and the function of the team. Everyone at HPE is open to either help you or provider you with opportunities to get involved with projects or deals. From personal experience you are considered as a normal employee of HPE rather than just an intern.
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?
HPE provide a range of training opportunities, including courses (giving you a chance to gain extra qualifications) and development days. You will gain industry specific knowledge around products, industry trends and the current IT infrastructure implemented by a range of companies. The hard skills you will develop will be advanced used of Excel, exposure to Power BI and an understanding of sales tools such as Salesforce. You will also develop presentational skills.
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?
4/5
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?
Myself and my line manager have regular calls where I can feedback and he can provide advice and help. My team as whole has been so supportive, I know that if I need guidance any one of them would be happy to help. There is a intern supportive community where we all help each other. You will have the chance to have multiple mentors. HPE provides all the support you need and I have never felt that I can access it.
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?
There are a range of intern based socials so you are able to meet others. Along side this there are company wide events, as well as opportunities to get involved in social activities. Within my team we have regular social calls, drinks on a Friday and they have organised team bonding activities. HPEs culture makes the work place inviting and everyone is so open and friendly. There are a wide range of charity events to get involved in.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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?
HPE adapted quickly with the on going pandemic to ensure myself as an intern had everything I needed. It has been a pleasure working with my team and I have nothing but good things to say about them. I have been given so many opportunities and the placement has exceeded my expectations. HPEs culture creates the kind of work place I would love to work in the future.
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 Hewlett Packard Enterprise
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Hewlett Packard Enterprise to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Ensure you know the company well, what they do, the history of the business and all the exciting projects they are involved in. Have a good understanding of excel and show your ability to work within a team. Show that you are passionate about technology and why. Be yourself in the assessment centre and interview. They are looking for an employee and someone that is qualified, but also a team member that they want to work with and someone who demonstrates HPEs culture.
