Research assistant Review

by Frontier

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Rating

4.3/5
  • About You
    4.8
  • The Company
    3.7
  • Everything Else
    4.8

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • A really great way to experience staying in a wilderness area where it would be hard to go to otherwise

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Staff put in time to support volunteers with their education on the environment around them

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • Staff helped a lot with me learning to identify the hundreds of reef fish in the water

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

    • It was a very intense 2 weeks as I wanted to be able to ID all the required fish in that time but I am now able to use this knowledge in my day to day life

    5/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • There was a well thought out schedule of activities during the day to ensure all the work was done

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • there was a relaxed atmosphere when we were not working

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

    • Staff were happy to answer my questions and to help me with fish ID! I saw there was also development for people who stayed on the project for longer lengths of time too which is good

    4/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • There was good opportunity to talk to staff and to hear about their experiences

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Staff fed back about how the overall company was managed

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • I already have a full time career but the project was a great experience for me to do alongside this

    3/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • I was participating in a volunteer project

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Yes as we were all staying on the same site

    5/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Staff and volunteers were actively encouraged to interact

    5/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes this was very well documented

    5/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Yes it is a great experience

    5/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Actuary

International

March 2015

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