Problem Solving Intern Review

by Norfolk Constabulary

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • Working in office environment, with a work laptop. Excel based analysis and conducting research through studies or online. Assisting the team with their projects with opportunities to run your own projects.

    Skills

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

    • Developed my excel analysis skills Writing industry reports as compared to academic reports Being proactive Presenting in meetings

  • 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, given opportunity to take on responsibility for existing projects and to spearhead my own. My suggestions and perspective were valued as if I were part of the team

  • 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?

    • Lots, my team are friendly and supportive as were line managers. There were scheduled one to ones with my line manager to check in and I never felt like I couldn't ask for help

  • 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?

    • Very welcoming and warm, everybody I met was so friendly

  • 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 really really loved it, it really shaped my university experience, and I would even recommend it to people who aren't that interested in policing as you develop lots of transferable skills and the placement can be shaped to your interests

  • 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 Norfolk Constabulary

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Norfolk Constabulary to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Norfolk Constabulary

    • Do your research and have an open mind, get stuck in and be proactive

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Research, Data Science, Voluntary

South East

November 2024

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