Conservation Intern Review

by BCP Council

Rating

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

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Every day we logged onto a zoom call and heard from up to 4 speakers. Going through topics from engagement to practical conservation to careers advice. We also partook in workshops with other interns.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I've gained more knowledge on the industry and developed further communication skills.


  • 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?
  • Due to the placement being online there was less of this that could be offered. We were given the opportunity to take initiative over our own careers path.


  • 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?
  • Many of the industry speakers gave advice and provided support as well as permission to contact them personally for further guidance.


  • 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?
  • Everyone was extremely friendly and there was an atmosphere of banding together to achieve everyone's goals.


  • 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?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • It was highly enjoyable to be in contact with so many like-minded people and gave me extra motivation for the future.


  • 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 BCP Council
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend BCP Council to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to BCP Council
  • Be honest about who you are and what your future goals in conservation are.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

South West

February 2021


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