Research Assistant Review

by University of Reading

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • 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.

    • Emails Overseeing multiple projects Reporting progress to supervisor Creating handouts for projects

    Skills

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

    • Administrative skills Taking initiative Task management Time management Multitasking and prioritising

  • 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?

    • Yes I was, my supervisor gave me a lot of independence and work to do on my own so I could develop my skills by myself but she was also a really good mentor

  • 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?

    • A lot, she introduced me to a lot of opportunities to develop my skills and taught me how to work in a professional environment

  • 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?

    • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • Very welcoming and supporting and very willing to help if I was confused

  • 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 it a lot

  • 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 University of Reading

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend University of Reading to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to University of Reading

    • Apply for placements that you don't think that you'd enjoy as well as the other ones because you still gain loads of skills for the future

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Research

South East

September 2023

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