Retail Intern Review
by Cancer Research UK
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
-
The Role
2.7
-
The Company
2.4
-
The Culture
2.8
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
The people and the team were great, but the work was sometimes a little monotonous for my skill set and I didn't feel that I had enough exposure to head office teams.
Great team and great manager.
I didn't feel like the objectives of my internship were clear. My management were not sure 100% of what they wanted from me, I found myself working from my own experiences and using my intiative to provide them with work and then ask them if that is what they wanted.
Having left University in 2001 and worked for a global organisation for 8 years. I felt like I was building on my already proven skill set by working for a non-profit organisation. Working for Cancer Research UK has given me a great insight into the similarities and the differences to a profit corporation. The cultural differences were most apparent to me and also the difference in time to get changes implemented. The vision of working together to beat cancer is instilled in the culture and this makes it a fascinating and amazing place to work.
The Company
Great atmosphere, great team
Always supported by Seth, he was always in contact and providing information.
Other than the experience of working within a new team, there was no other learning and development
National Travel
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Plenty of vacancies, just worried my exposure and experience on this internship hasn't been enough to help me be successful.
The Culture
Being in a local Horsham office rather than head office in London made it difficult to be on the social scene so much. But I was always invited anyway, which was very nice.
So many volunteering experiences, you won't have enough time to get involved in them all
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Scotland
April 2010
