HR Reward and Recognition Intern Review

by Cancer Research UK

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

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

    • It was fun and hard work all in one go. Different things to do so it was nice.

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

    • We kept quite a professional relationship, but it worked great. Nice team, very friendly.

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

    • Busy time of the year for the HR team as April is the start of a new financial year- but considering how busy they were, they were fantastic and helpful when needed

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

    • perfect balance, yes!

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

    • a few projects side by side so I always had something to do. But it wasn't overloaded with too much.

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

    • developed more HR skills and built up a lot of confidence- this will defo help me in my career

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • busy environment but everyone was still friendly and helpful

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • everyone knew what their role was and they got on with it, organised very well, all interns had good interaction with each other, everything ran smoothly

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

    • this was purely an intern role, but like the previous intern before me, I wasn't able to learn the system of how to edit and post onto the intranet- that was the only disappointing thing- I think they could have invested a little time to get me involved in this training

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    National Travel

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

    • I would love to work with them but not many good oppotunities have come up yet

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • I had a good relationship with all the people I worked with, as well as fellow interns

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

    • not very expensive

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • didn't go out much around Angel

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • not sure about outside of work

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Operations, Human Resources

London

May 2012

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