Product Risk Intern Review

I really enjoyed my placement. I was able to experience a lot in terms of areas of the business and was involved in a variety of tasks.

Very much so. I feel valued as i offered assistance and was able to help them with their workloads. Everyone was welcoming and friendly.

I would say this grew in time from the start of the internship. my line manager was busy to begin with however offered support and guidance on peices of work i was given and tasks i was stuggling with. I also had a supportive buddy who was able to give advice and guidance.

Again this differed over the time spent on the internship. At the beginning my line manager was very busy and so i struggled to keep myself from getting bored. however, the level of responsibility and amount of tasks i was handed grew to a point where i had multiple active at the same time. this kept me busy.

I was given a lot of responsibility during my placement. I was able to contact external bodies and was given the opportunity to fully pilot certain tasks. I felt in control.

Although i still have not started my third year of university i believe the skill i've learnt will be valuable in continuing my studies and beyond. personal development in any sense can only improve the way you work and learn.

The office employees were very welcoming and warm. the atmosphere was kept light with jokes keeping everyone happy. I really enjoyed being part of the team and will miss them!

At the beginning the placement was not very well organised as i was not told which team i would be joining and wasn't sure which offices to turn up to on the second day. I was also told that i would have a 'sponsor' for support however this was not followed through.

Not formally however, i did feel supported and everyone was willing to teach me various skills.

I enjoyed my time in the organisation however i am not sure i would return to my departement due to the nature of the job. having a degree in biochemistry and working in trading law is rather different and so i would ideally like to work in another area of the organisation perhaps commercial. So for this reasion It does appeal to me to work in the organisation but in a different area to where i completed my internship. I have given a 7 also because i am not sure if i would like to persure my science and work in research or in the NHS either and so an unsure what the future holds.

Yes, we have had a few team meals and leaving meals (including one for me next week). The team does like to spend time together socially. I went to pilates with three other employees.

I luckily live around the area where i was based and so did not need to spend on accomdation or food.

There are links to the university of hertfordshire union and st Albans/hertford etc however they do require a taxi to travel.

Some, involving some chairty activities, however otherwise i did not see many opportunities.