Learning and Development Intern Review

by Cancer Research UK

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • On a day to day basis I am collating resources from other members of the team to create a learning resource library. I help with ad hoc research for learning requests and review materials for clarity , impact and brand standards.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Confidence to communicate with people more effectively and using my own initiative to develop the projects I'm involved with


  • 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 my own project to work on during the 12 weeks. While I was given a lot of support and guidance the project was my responsibility and It was up to me to ensure that goals and timelines were met.


  • 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?
  • I had regular meetings with my manager who would check in on me and ensure I knew what I was doing and what the next steps where. Everyone else in my team was also very happy to help and answer any questions


  • 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?
  • I worked almost the whole internship from home which changes the company culture and atmosphere a bit. However when I did go in the office was lovely and a brilliant place to work. Everyone was very accommodating and eager to help and ensured I was okay.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

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

  • 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 really enjoyed my internship. It was a brilliant opportunity to learn more about how a large charity operates. It was lovely to see how committed to the cause everyone was and this created a great working environment. I loved how friendly and accommodating the rest of my team were particularly my manager, and how eager they were to to help and ensure I settled in.


  • 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
  • Show you're passionate about whichever field within CRUK you're applying for!


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Human Resources

London

August 2023


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