Business design intern Review

by Cancer Research UK

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Rating

2.5/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    2.4
  • The Culture
    1.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Learnt loads of new skills and meet some lovely people

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Very valued you are treated as the same as the employee. not just someone who runs to get coffee or lunch and clean cupboards

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Alot of support but it depends on the nature of your supervisor.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Quite busy but i was allowed to be flexible in building my strengths, I networked my way around the organisation in fields that interested me

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • A fair amount of responsibility, all the work i contributed was essential for the team i worked in and was used rather than just thrown away

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • in case of my background, i have a science degree but i could transfer all those skills into a new sector(IT) which surprised me the most, my degree has given me lifelong valueable skills

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • very friendly

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • I wish i had more interesting tasks, but it was very well organised in terms of my actually team i worked for and the intern viewpoint.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Not that much to be honest I had to do alot of networking and connection making myself but I did get encouragement from them

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Hopefully I have my fingers crossed I landed myself another internship within the same organisation in the department of my field so I hope something comes along from there.

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • It was ok. most events were at the pub and involved social drinking, i dont drink or go to pubs there wasnt that much ethnic mix but i was lucky to find interns with the same background as mine so i wasnt totally alone.

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • quite expensive its islington but we were told about discounts the food it very goodhere alot of choices and the halal option is here too, but we claimed lunch and travel expenses so it wasnt that bad, socialising aspect alot of pubs here for those who like to drink theres a cinema and a shopping centre.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • havent got a clue i dont go clubbing

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • yes interns did alot of activities and the organisation itself always had events going on, there was the london marathon, interns did bake sales and give up clothes for good tmax campaign, we did a mothers day event where we made hand made mothers day cards and sent them off to tesco all proceedings went to charity.

    2/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Operations, Data Science

London

April 2012

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