Frontrunner - Bioanalytical Chemistry Laboratory Assistant Review
at De Montfort University
Internship (1 Month+)
Research, Science, Chemistry
Leicester
Review Submitted: September 2023
Overall Rating
5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Assisting colleagues in carrying out a range of research based experiments, keeping record of results to share with colleagues, ensuring the lab was clean.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, but help was always available.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Adaptability and resilience = adapt skillset to learn new methods, and gain resilience of results not going the way they expected.
Task management = engage with a wide range of tasks in the lab, and order them in priority.
Communication = maintain a fully recorded lab book and present results orally where required
Task management = engage with a wide range of tasks in the lab, and order them in priority.
Communication = maintain a fully recorded lab book and present results orally where required
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Constantly had help and guidance.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
It was an enjoyable and friendly environment.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Thoroughly enjoyed it as I got to learn new things and meet new people.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at De Montfort University
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend De Montfort University to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to De Montfort University
They offer a range of opportunities that are suitable for all people.
