Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning Intern Review

by Macmillan Cancer Support

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    1.3

    The Role

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

    • Fantastic support. They gave me a lot of responsibilty, more than most places would give an intern.

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

    • Felt appreciated.

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

    • There was always someone there to talk to if I needed it. I had to use my initiative of what to do each day, but if I ever got stuck there was always someone there to guide me in the right direction.

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

    • The closer to coffee morning, the busier it got!

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

    • Had to come up with my own ideas, took responsibility for volunteers.

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

    • This will be great on my CV. Definitly skills that will be used in any future job I have.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Always something crazy and exciting going on.

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

    • Very organised. A great experience. Intro days and wrap up days.

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

    • They provided fantastic training, and not only that but they recognised that due to living in a rural area I would have to home work from time to time and provided all the necessary equipment for this.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Unlikely at the moment, but I will apply when a job does come up with them.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • When everyone met at the intro day it was good. Other than that there really wasn't much chance to meet the other interns as we were all placed in different locations around the country.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Pricey! However this shouldnt reflect upon Macmillan as I chose to do it where I live, there were other locations which would be cheaper.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Again not Macmillans fault.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Not really.

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Operations, Advertising, Journalism & Publishing, Market Research, Marketing, PR & Communications, Recruitment, Retail, Voluntary

North West

September 2011

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