DEI Communications intern Review

My daily tasks include attending regular scheduled meetings with different departments for updates i.e, the comms team. Looking at the DEI calendar of events to see what days are upcoming that our Employee Networks might want to focus on and create resources for e.g., International Women in Engineering Day meeting with the Women's Network to discuss what resources we can create/share both internally and externally. Creating content. Editing the website. Editing internal SharePoints Creating/uploading resources to our internal learning platform. Promoting upcoming activities and creating promotional materials to do so. Organising and facilitating events e.g., The Manchester Pride Parade.

Yes, I have developed my communication skills both online and in-person as well as digitally. I have learnt tons of new skills including facilitation, events organisation, relationship building, prioritisation and organisational etc.,

Yes, way more than I expected. The support was there if I needed it but I got involved in projects and initiatives and often spearheaded them off my own back. I was able to create and run projects that I found to be beneficial for both myself and the business and once given the go-ahead, had free reign of what those projects looked like.

As much as I wanted or needed. I would experience periods e.g., at the very beginning of my placement, when I needed extra support with working an excel, or adhering to employer branding and upon asking my manager or any other relevant persons, support is always offered and given- as little or as much as necessary.

The company culture was completely different from what I expected. From what I thought was an old, German manufacturing company is actually a very inclusive, innovative and encouraging tech company. There is a large population of early careers professionals from placement year students (interns), to grads and apprentices and people that have recently left early careers schemes, and a community that has been created specifically for ECP's to learn, socialise and thrive both personally and professionally. The working culture is quite flexible with even people at senior level working flexibly and casually.

Very much. I wouldn't have wanted to experience anything else.

Yes

Be yourself. Hiring managers value commitment and passion over experience and qualification (certain exceptions with technical roles).