Accelerate Trainee - Philanthropy Review

by Cancer Research UK

Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • 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.

    • I am currently on my Events & Comms team rotation. It is a varied role which changes depending on the stage of the event and what the event manager needs eg drafting key documents such as event concepts and mailings. I do a lot of personal development such as workshops and meeting with the accelerate cohort to reflect.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • I've had the chance to learn and enhance many different skills already from IT skills (excel, mural, CRM systems) to people skills (influencing, working with key stakeholders). As we do different rotations, it is a great chance to explore different career paths and learn what different job entails. For me, this means learning completely new things such as event management.

  • 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

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • As I have been given my own project to lead on, as well as taking ownership of specific tasks within larger ongoing projects.

  • 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?

    • Th environment is incredibly supportive and friendly. I also have both a placement manager and talent sponsor to support me and my personal development. I have weekly catch-ups with my manager to where I can discuss my work and any challenges I am facing.

  • 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?

    • Friendly, supportive and inclusive

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

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

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I love my placement! I am not only constantly learning, but it is interesting and I feel I am making a difference.

  • 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 Cancer Research UK

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Cancer Research UK to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Cancer Research UK

    • Apply! The accelerate scheme offers you the opportunity to figure out what exactly you want out of a career in the charity sector all the while meeting amazing people, learning new skills, and making a real impact. Cancer Research UK's friendly environment coupled with everyone’s determination to work together to beat cancer makes for an incredible opportunity.

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

PR & Communications

London

October 2022

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