Honorary Research Assistant Review
by University of Reading
Rating
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Skills
4.8
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Responsibilities
3.0
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Support & Guidance
3.5
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Culture
2.8
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Your Impressions
2.7
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at University of Reading
- 7. Would you recommend University of Reading to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to University of Reading
Overview
• Attend weekly progress update meetings with my supervisor and PhD colleagues in which I also present summaries of relevant studies for our research (‘Journal Club’) • Work collaboratively with the Speech and Language Therapy department’s Social Communication and Interaction Preschool Supports intervention (SCIPS) • Working directly with children with social communication needs and their parents, observation and coding skills, written case notes respecting confidentiality • Score psychometric data (SRS-2, Parenting Stress Index, Vineland)
Skills
I have developed -Data analytical skills -Presentation skills -Practitioner-client interaction skills -Clinical Skills such as session planning
Responsibilities
Yes, increasingly every term specifically for my SCIPS intervention role
Support & Guidance
Mediocre, check ins were not consistent and kept very to the facts
Culture
Positive, trusting and supportive
Your Impressions
I found my placement stressful due to my personal issues with imposter syndrome (what I now understand it to be) I did not understand this and struggled to deal with this yearlong.
No
Be proactive in seeking extra-career opportunities and improving your employability, contact your supervisors, tutors and career support if you need support
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Science, Research
South East
September 2023