Marketing and Internal Communications Intern Review

Item: Marketing and Internal Communications Intern at G-Research
Rating: 2.9
Author: Anonymous

at G-Research

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing

London

Review Submitted: October 2023

Overall Rating

2.9 /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!

3/5 - Overview of Role

3.8/5 - Skills Development

2/5 - Support and Guidance

2.8/5 - Company Culture

2/5 - Overall Experience

3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

My role included ad-hoc tasks like answering emails and messages from employees with questions about events, and communicating with suppliers and event planners to get everything arranged for company events. I also sourced and wrote content for five social media platforms, and kept the website content up to date with blogs written by employees. I often had events to go and oversee and check were running smoothly.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given lots of responsibility, for example managing all five social media platforms and posting content several times per day, and planning future posts. Also I was responsible for organising high profile meetings and events for higher management, e.g. the CEO. I was responsible for running external events for 100+ people on my own.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

I attended many training courses that were offered to me during my time there, for example Excel practice, time management, resilience, understanding of financial markets and learning how to use AI (ChatGPT). I also gained confidence in my ability to work in a fast paced environment, and improved my creative writing skills from writing content for company communications and social media posts.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

3/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

4/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

I was allocated a mentor from my team who acted as a stepping stone between me and my line manager. They were less busy so could take on my queries and I could ask them questions at all hours of the day. However, the support very much depended on my mentor's effort. When I was paired with someone who didn't understand my workload, this support diminished greatly.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

1/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

3/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

As a tech firm, the company culture is centered around an interest in tech. Overall, it's a positive culture that encourages people to communicate with each other. People are generally helpful and chatty. However, I think improvements could be made to improve diversity.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

2/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

4/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

1/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

Personally, G-Research was not the company for me. I didn't find interest in my workload and didn't find many people to connect with in my team. I did not enjoy my placement, but I also don't regret my time there because I learnt so much about myself, my boundaries and my standards for my next role.