ICT Assistant Review

by Mace

Best Student Employer

Rating

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

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Set up automatic connections a Power BI dashboards. Build visuals according to client corporate identity. Develop the data model schema, e.g., added tables, relationships, connections, data structures, cardinality, etc.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have learnt to use Power BI and languages in Power BI (DAX, M), developed my excel skills, I have gained experience using SharePoint, building SharePoint forms using JavaScript and managing permissions.


  • 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?
  • I was given more responsibility than I expected I was trusted to produce Power BI Dashboards independently on multiple projects during my time here. It has helped me gain confidence in my role and has helped me gain a positive reputation in the company.


  • 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?
  • Throughout the placement my line manager has been keeping in touch, making sure that I am coping with the workload and offering support/ guidance when needed. My colleagues, other students and my buddy also offer support, and in turn this helped me support them too.


  • 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?
  • The company operates in a way that lets you find your own area to develop in, no matter what you are good at, what your skills are there is always a place where they can be used.


  • 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?
  • 5/5

  • 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 have enjoyed my placement enough to have it extended by 3 months and also I already know that I am going to apply to come back to Mace once I graduate.


  • 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 Mace
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Mace to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Mace
  • Come here with an open mind and speak up in meetings, Mace people love new innovative ideas and a different outlook always helps.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Data Science, Computer Science

South East

June 2023


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