Project intern Review

by Volunteer GVI

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • 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.

    • Worked in a team going out on boats collecting photos of whales and dolphins, then comparing the fins to database already gathered to ascertain whether the Fin had been tied to an individual we had seen before. Also assisted with beach cleans & public awareness in addition to land surveys examining the number and type of boats in the water around harbours in Puerto Colon

    Skills

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

    • Improved Spanish, boat working skills, data collection methods, teamworking, species ID, megafauna ecology improved.

  • 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?

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • Responsibilities included ensuring equipment was set up and in good working order, responsibilities over ensuring Fin ID was completed by the end of the day, had chores to undertake, had presentations to give and social nights to organise

  • 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?

    • Lots, from pre-departure checks to in field assistance with daily tasks to confirmation if unsure about duties being performed.

  • 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?

    • Warm and amiable, in a goldilocks zone between being professional and hardworking and jovial and inclusive.

  • 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?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

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

    • A lot. Had our ups and downs but ultimately loved the experience and would love to got back again one day

  • 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 Volunteer GVI

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Volunteer GVI to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Volunteer GVI

    • DO IT. Go to Tenerife for some hands on experience in surveying whale populations and other marine megafauna. You will not regret it.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Science

International

September 2023