Social Media Inter Review

As a Social Media Intern, I thoroughly enjoyed my internship at Macmillan. I had full support during the 3 months I spent at Macmillan. My internship taught a range of skills and having had this 3 month experience, I feel a lot more confident about dealing with change and learning how to solve potentially challenging problems.

At a busy time, I felt my colleagues needed me and they appreciated my time and help. I got on well with all of my team and they were a pleasure to work with. I also met so many people from different teams who also appreciated my time and effort, and it was great to get to know such a wide range of people with such a diverse variety of skills.

I was taught in detail what I needed to know, but any questions I did have were answered. I never felt like I couldn't approach my supervisor(s), they were willing to help with everything.

At the beginning of the internship, I was getting to grips with the social media platforms I had to use, hence I was given less of a work load to complete. However, as the internship continued I was given a perfect balance of work to complete. My supervisor(s) also reminded me to tell them if I felt under too much pressure or had too much work

I had a lot of responsibility during my internship, I ran the social media for Coffee Morning with the support of my colleagues. I am very satisfied that I have experienced this responsibility.

I have learnt and developed so many of my skills, but for example, meeting deadlines and organisation were very important skills I learnt at university and my internship reiterated and emphasized how important these skills were.

As a charity, the atmosphere is always lively and happy. People gain a satisfaction from helping people, and Macmillan does a wonderful for job for those living with cancer. It's great to be a part of this.

My internship was very organised and I always knew which stage I was at during the 3 months. With regular contact from the person that organised my internship, I was constantly updated with what I should be doing and when. My supervisor had a specific project for me with certain tasks.

I was trained in what I was doing and could ask any questions I wished. In terms of personal development, my supervisor was always checking up what I wanted to develop and if there was anything else I wanted to gain from my internship. I was also allowed to shadow any other department of my choice.

I would absolutely love to work for Macmillan, and will definitely be checking for job opportunities when I have finished completing my degree at university.

As there were 50 plus of us, I got to and meet a number of other interns. We had social officers who organised socials for us. This was great as we could share the positives (and maybe negatives if there were any!) about our experience among one another. I also found out about what they were doing which was great.

As the office was situated in Vauxhall, inevitably local areas of London were expensive. However, Macmillan reimbursed my travel and lunch expenses making it a lot easier for me! When we went out on intern socials, the socials officers chose places that everyone could afford, so that everyone could attend.

London is famous for its lively nightlife. Even though some areas can be pricey, there is such a diverse variety of where to go, that there is almost too much to choose from!

I received many emails about doing sponsored walks, runs, even an employees sports day.