Digital Intern Review

Yes it was fantastic - I was working in a field that I'd never worked in before, for a company that I knew very little about, so I was obviously a little wary. However, it was fantastic. I was carrying out interesting and creative jobs that really had an impact on the part of the business that I was working in, so I really enjoyed it.

I felt extremely valued - right from the beginning they were giving me tasks of real responsibility. It felt more like I was a temporary full-time worker than an intern, because I was carrying out very similar work to the full-time employees. They were extremely kind and welcoming and I will remain in contact with my immediate managers in the future.

I was given a great deal of support - I needed quite a lot as it was a field that I'd never worked in before. But my supervisor was extremely tolerant and always had time for the questions that I asked. I very rarely found myself in the middle of a task wishing there had been a clearer brief; they were always clear on what task I had to do, and what time frame it had to be completed within.

There was not one moment within the working hours of my internship that I found myself without something to do. Like I said in a previous comment, after you'd got to grips with the workplace after 4-5 weeks, the supervisors treated you like a full-time employee with independent tasks and projects that they'd normally be doing themselves

Loads, which was fantastic, even a bit daunting at times. I've never really carried out any kind of management role before but often I was asked to complete tasks which would involve input from 5-10 separate actors, some of them external. This was a lot of responsibility, but it was a fantastic learning curve and I really enjoyed it.

To be honest this was a difficult one for them to fulfill seeing as I'm a politics student and I was doing a digital marketing internship - and I'm not sure I intend to take digital marketing any further. However, there were a whole range of more general skills that I developed, such as time-management and dealing with complexity, while also learning new skills, such as the use of Microsoft Excel and communicating with business etiquette. There were many skills that I would take forward despite the disparity between my placement role and my degree/career direction.

Very, very friendly, but also very driven and hard-working. I was placed in the smallest and fastest growing division in the business, and you could tell that everyone there really wanted to do well. But that didn't stop there being a very cohesive and friendly atmosphere - there were events like a division-wide bake off, a pizza lunch and an off-site day with meal included. I spoke to almost everyone in the division in my role and was surprised by how helpful everybody was.

Very well organised. I know a couple of people had minor problems, like not getting their ID cards in time for the first day, but overall it was great. There was an intern committee who organised social and sport events. Every intern had clear objectives set by their supervisor and had a mid-internship and end of internship review. It all ran very smoothly.

To a great extent. I know that HR made a special effort to ensure that we all completed certain online training modules and we all completed a compulsory presentation on our work role. As I said above, the focus on objectives and fulfilling these meant that we all had personal training and development goals that were specific to our role, and well as the more general online module training.

For me personally they are not great, but that is not the fault of the employers. In fact, before I started the internship I was sure that I didn't want to take the internship any further, but when the time came around to apply for the graduate scheme, I had to think long and hard about whether or not I wanted to be recommended for it because it was such an enjoyable experience. I know others who do want to take their intern role further into a career and they didn't hesitate to apply for the graduate scheme. However, for me personally it's not something I'd be interested in.

Yeah it was great. We had our own social secretary who would organise heavily-discounted nights out due to the large group that we offered. Seeing as we were all fairly young it was very easy to socialise and get along with other interns. There were also communal eating places, and the divisional system meant that you were often thrown in with a group of interns that you'd work very closely with.

It was pretty expensive, although thanks to the heavily-subsidised nights out we never really spent too much on socialising. The subsidised canteen also meant that getting food wasn't too expensive. I was quite lucky in that I could stay with my university friends all through my placement, so my living costs were minimal, but I know others who did find places to live in the local area that had to pay quite a lot.

It was pretty good - we always ended up going out on week nights in order to take advantage of the deals that clubs would offer us, but we never went to an empty club. We usually went to the same few clubs, but we had the whole of London at our fingertips, and you could probably find somewhere to go whatever your preference is.

Yeah loads - I joined the five-a-side team and played rounders with the other interns a few times. I know there was also an intern running club and an intern foodies club that would go and eat at lots of different restaurants. I think there was something for pretty much anyone, and because there were so many interns there was always someone to go with.