Belonging, Equity and Engagement Intern Review

by Unite Students

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.2/5
  • Skills
    3.5
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • My role involves working on a series of different projects. Rewriting and reading polices, creating DEIB and wellbeing communications.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have developed my writing skills, learnt how to use Microsoft suite of products more efficiently and also how to reword or rewrite policies.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes I was given a lot of responsibility such as working on a template for culturally relevant services in our cities for black students which falls under the living black at university commission. I was also responsible for developing our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging and Wellbeing communications for our unite monthly.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I received a lot of support from my colleague and manager during the internship. They were there every step of the way.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Very welcoming, fun and colourful. I enjoyed it because a lot of people are young and they can easily come down to our level and relate with us because they work with students.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • 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

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I fully enjoyed my time here at Unite Students and would love to work for the company full time if successful. It is a great company to work with and there is a lot of career progression and opportunities available.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Unite Students
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Unite Students to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Unite Students
  • I would say they should apply because they wouldn't regret it. I would say they should make an effort to network with people in the company, do a lot of research about the company and they should be themselves.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Human Resources

London

July 2022


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