Learning for Sustainability Frontrunner Review

by De Montfort University

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • 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.

    • Interacted daily with the sustainability manager on projects. Researched and created new content for the sustainability website. Worked on several projects throughout the internship with included the Lions of Action Project, SeeD Grant, and Sustainability Advocates.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Enhanced project management skills. More management of projects from conceptualisation to execution and evaluation. Technical carbon calculations skills. Carbon Literacy

  • 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?

    • Although there were set projects I was responsibility for, I was able to create new ideas and projects that I could have worked on. The team was very open and receptive to fresh, out of the box ideas.

  • 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 the not only the manager but other members on the team. They were easy to talk to if I had any difficulties. The frontrunner team at DMU were also very helpful if there were any queries regarding the role.

  • 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?

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • It was very friendly, inviting and comfortable. The team worked as one and always supported each other. From my interactions, I have been able to form friendships outside of the internship with the team.

  • 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 thoroughly enjoyed the internship. I am very happy that I was able to implement my own project that will be used for years to come. I also enjoyed interacting with the team as they created a warm and pleasant working environment.

  • 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 De Montfort University

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend De Montfort University to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to De Montfort University

    • Be open to experience new things. There are many opportunities for you to explore new skills and to reach out of your comfort zone. Grasp the opportunity!

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Logistics and Operations

East Midlands

September 2023

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