World's Biggest Coffee Morning Intern Review

by Macmillan Cancer Support

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • Overall this was an excellent internship programme which gave a full sense of what it is like to be a fundraiser on a big project (the World's Biggest Coffee Morning).

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

    • Everyone I met at Macmillan was friendly, encouraging and ready to be helpful. The office staff were amazing: nothing too much trouble.

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

    • All staff - from the Head Office to the regional teams - gave excellent support and guidance. When I arrived there was a plan for what needed to be done each week which I think helped to give more structure, and it also meant that I didn't feel like I was going to get stuck with the jobs no-one wanted.

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

    • Some days I was stuck in front of Excel or driving around handing out flyers, but other days I was doing events, meetings, talking to supporters and so on.

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

    • I think I was given enough responsibility within the project. I had some things I was able to go off and do on my own which I appreciated. I never felt like the success or failure depended entirely on my efforts because I was made to feel like part of the team.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I think this internship has helped me to develop some skills I was not too secure about (like phoning people up and convincing them to do stuff), however, I have changed career and so this has given me skills I will be able to use to get a job in this sector that I would otherwise not have.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Very positive. We all worked hard but there was room to take some time for lunch etc.

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

    • It was well organised because of the planning that had gone into it, and because the person managing me had had to apply to do it and had her own objectives.

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

    • I have quite a long work history so there wasn't that much that they needed to do in a formal sense. However the Macmillan official induction was thorough.

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

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

    • Hopefully good! They were at pains to give as much help as they could in gaining employment within the sector. They had heads of dept come to meetings to speak to us and we got a staff profile each week from Head Office

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • We didn't really get into that, although living in newcastle it is easy to socialise with others!

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

    • I live in the area so I can't really comment here.

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

    • Newcastle nightlife is great.

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

    • Not really, except ones which were related to the project.

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

North East

October 2011

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