Design/UX Placement Review

by TopCashback

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • On a day-to-day basis, I have to keep check of our task board and complete the tasks in a chronological order. This involves the usual campaigns which can be seen on site, but also custom tasks such as social media posts. I have also had the opportunity to work on some side projects whilst on my placement, which have been tailored to my interests within design.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes, I've developed my personal soft skills such as presenting and time management, whilst also developing on my design skills, particularly in UX Design.


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

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

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

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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, I've been given lots of responsibility including working on big redesign projects within my first 3 months. This made me feel very valued in the team as I was being trusted with big tasks.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I had a 1-1 with my line manager every 3 weeks, however the option was there to make these more frequent if needed.


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

  • 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?
  • Company culture is great, very chilled and relaxed environment. We had monthly pizza meetings, an annual winter & summer social party, along with the opportunity for other fun 'games' throughout the year.


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

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • 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 have thoroughly enjoyed my placement year and very glad that I did it.


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

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

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at TopCashback
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend TopCashback to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to TopCashback
  • I'm not sure


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Graphic Design

West Midlands

July 2023


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