Mentor Review

by City Year UK

Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Great placement year. I have gained a lot of transferable skills working at City Year. Out side of the job itself they provided a lot of opportunities catered to my future goals that have been invaluable experinces.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I've learned to be more confident in myself and developed a lot more emotional maturity,


  • 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?
  • 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?
  • I was made responsible of the students who i mentor and as they really rely on you this is a huge responsibility that you had to handle with care.


  • 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?
  • My IO was incredibly supportive and always fought in me and my teammates corner, we are eternally greatful.


  • 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?
  • Was a great school and cohort to work in and with.


  • 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 my experience


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

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

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at City Year UK
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend City Year UK to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to City Year UK
  • Go for it1 you won't regret it


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Education/Teaching

London

June 2024


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