Foundations and Partnership Events (Bobby Moore Fund) Internship Review

The Internship was incredibly enjoyable from start to finish, as I was made very welcome by The Bobby Moore Fund team whilst also being given responsibility from the get go. This allowed me to feel I was contributing towards the funds events and also day to day running of the partnership, which made it incredibly enjoyable. The Cancer Research UK offices create a great working environment with like minded individuals scattered around the organisation.

I felt incredibly valued by my colleagues as I received feedback from everyone, which made me feel incredibly valued as the team were invested in me as an individual and allowed me to grow within the incredible environment that the charity creates.

My manager and I met weekly in order to check on my progress on tasks, as well as giving me new tasks that were created on a day to day basis, which was very useful as it gave me a clear direction my work was taking me. She also was invested in me as an individual as we talked through past experiences and how I can relate my experience to job applications/jobs.

Obviously this was dependent on the time of the internship, but during the internship as a whole I believe there was a good balance. I was given tasks which varied in importance so I was able to prioritise them and therefore when I didn't have anything pressing I could prepare fro future projects.

Over the course of my placement I think I had a great amount of responsibility and trust put in me. This was due to my manager conveying that she trusted me and wanted to give me more responsibility as the internship went on.

The skills developed allowed me to think of other experiences in which I had used these skills in my degree programme in order to have more to talk about during interviews. Also the CV and presentation sessions allowed me to improve these aspects of my application processes in order to improve the likelihood of getting a job after the internship.

The atmosphere in the office was incredible. As a whole the offices look incredible and also the members of the Bobby Moore Fund made everyday an absolute joy and made me want to come in to work.

The overall internship was very well organised even with the change in leadership of the coordinator. The application process was very well set out and easily followed. With over 40 interns there had to be the look of a well oiled machine.

Overall the internship invested a lot of time into my personal development by giving me the chance to attend CV and presentation workshops as well as a Cancer Research UK day in which I learnt more about the charity as a whole and really improve my holistic knowledge of the charity sector.

The future job prospects are very good as the vast majority of workers at the organisation have previously done the internship.

Yes there was, we went for drinks as a team once and we made to feel very welcome. As an internship group we went for drinks every Friday and was really good to have a drink and share experiences in a bunch of like minded individuals.

Cancer Research UK is located in London so of course it is going to be pretty expensive but they have got a good deal on drinks at various pubs and bars, near so it isn't as expensive as it can be.

Was great.

Yes there were, there was lots of chances to volunteer at sports events as well as the various high value events organised. For example I volunteered at London Sports Quiz and also Sound and Vision, which were great experiences and allowed me to see another side of the charity.