Celebrity Foundations Intern Review

I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Cancer Research UK, who has a real emphasis on working to support and develop its employees permanent and voluntary.

I felt extremely welcomed and felt like a I was part of the journey.

Regularly given advice about how I should approach pieces of work and how I should pursue a career in the charity sector

busy all the time, exactly what I asked to be.

I was given a large amount of responsibility. For example I wrote all the content for the fundraising pack and the website.

This experience will help me apply what skills I already have to my next job in the charity sector to no end.

The office atmosphere was busy. There was a lot of noise but nothing unusual for an open plan office it did take time to adjust to it and really focus in on work. It was however an extremely friendly environment where people weren't shy to speak to you and introduce themselves. It was a great relaxed, hard working environment.

I felt the internship was well organised but it could have been streamlined in certain areas. For example when offering opportunities out to interns it was a free for all and if you were in a meeting you missed out. Similarly some new events that were designed to help develop our overall skills were held at the very end of the internship so it would have been more beneficial to have them at the beginning.

Training wise I was exposed to a CV workshop that did help with my application process however I was unable to get onto a presentation workshop and I was only made aware of our access to different workshops not put on by the intern manager. I felt if I was made aware of these opportunities sooner I would have developed more. But from a work experience perspective the amount invested in me was enormous and I was given the chance to hone my skills in a variety of different areas.

Very appealing prospects within the organisation and somewhere, that'd I'd love to continue working. I feel the overall culture and working environment breeds success. We have had access to internal jobs throughout this internship so there are is a great opportunity there and if you aren't successful the feedback is great and really helpful.

A good social scene Thirsty Thursday was a regular occurrences for all however I was unable to attend regularly due to work commitments (not internship)

the cost of living was high as was socialising but if you know where to go and what to get you can make do.

Angel has a great nightlife with plenty of bars in the area. I'd highly recommend visiting all the pubs between here and Islington station.

Yes, there were plenty of events and opportunities to volunteer for the charity which you must make the most of.