Work Experience Journalist Review

by Nottingham Evening Post

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Rating

2.3/5
  • The Role
    3.1
  • The Company
    2.0
  • The Culture
    1.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • I enjoyed some of it but there were times that I didn't enjoy it, such as when I was sent out to do voxpops.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I was treated very well and given a good amount of work and support by most colleagues I talked to, but I was also patronizingly talked down to by one man who was editing a story of mine.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My supervisor was nice and helpful, and the man who managed my sub-editing experience was extremely friendly, supportive and eager to teach me even when his department was busy. But I didn't get the same level of support from other workers.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • The balance was pretty good, I enjoyed being busy with many stories to do, yet I did spend some time bored when I was waiting for people to respond to me.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Mostly I had little responsibility, for example I wasn't trusted to do my own court reports and I wasn't given any big stories to write. I did get a big interview and feature to manage myself - but I never heard if it was published.

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • It taught me a great deal about professional sub-editing, which I really enjoyed. It also taught me that I don't want to work as a reporter!

    3/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Mostly dull, people didn't speak much as they were too preoccupied with their own work. But people I spoke to seemed mostly friendly.

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It was far better organized than my placement at the Derby Telegraph newspaper. I was given a schedule for the week which was mostly kept to.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Not much, I felt. They didn't give me much responsibility and got me to do dull jobs they didn't want to do. However they did teach me a few things.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I didn't enjoy the work enough to want to do it every day. One week was enough - unless the job was in the sub-editing department.

    2/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • None that I knew of!

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Average.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Not bad, but seeing as I live here anyway, nothing that exciting.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Nothing.

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

South East

July 2010