Bobby Moore Fund Intern at Cancer Research UK Review

by Cancer Research UK

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • So many different task to get involved in, no day was the same and it was never boring!

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Sometimes like I was doing jobs no-one else wanted,l which is fair enough when other people had more important things to be getting on with, but I felt the individual tasks I was set were valued and did add something to the organisation.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Whenever I needed something I could always ask.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • If I ever ran out of things to do I could just ask and more jobs were found for me so always had something do and always a variety of jobs so definitely go t a wide range of experience as well.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Not running the show but was given tasks on jobs that no-one else was working on so in that respect I had responsibilty over certain aspects.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Everything from IT skills and databasing to in depth research and presentation. Learnt a lot!

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Very friendly but everyone clearly respected the charity and the job they had to do so very dynamic and busy.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • I missed the first week when most of the introductions happened so missed meeting quite a few people but in terms of my specific placement everything was seamless.

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Excellent CV training in the middle of the

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I can't apply at the moment but I'd love to in the future.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Lot of encouragement to get invovled with things with the other interns.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London, so pretty pricey but you can always find cheaper stuff which is fun!

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • London!

    5/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Again, London!!!

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2012

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