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De Montfort University

Careers and Placements Assistant Review

at De Montfort University

Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing, Advertising

Leicester

Review Submitted: November 2024

Overall Rating

4.8 /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 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
My day-to-day basis involved producing and advertising promotional materials for upcoming events via social media, targeted emails and posters across the campus. I was also tasked with keeping track of the attendees and gaining student feedback for any potential improvements or approvals for better experience. Lastly, I was working with other internal placements students for a marketing commercial video to promote the DMU Careers Team and only recently has it gone live on the plasma screens.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given plenty of responsibilities through varies tasks that I couldn't do in my first few months of my placement. Examples include: gathering data and compiling into a presentation talk for my superiors, design and produce a commercial video with my fellow placement students and assist in the Career Hub with customer service for students regarding job applications and career opportunities.
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?
I have developed new skills for content creation and discovered different skills for creative marketing. I have severally improved my communication skills and overcame weak point for doing live presentations by doing a panel talk about overall feedback from a student's perspective.
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
4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received plenty of support from both faculties (4 teams in total) I worked with. The managers and fellow staff members trained me well and gave me lot's of advice and suggestions based on their own experience and critiques.
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?
Very diverse and welcoming. The company embraced new ideas and opportunities for a potential solution and actively explored the potential whilst following the standard protocols and procedures. The atmosphere was intensive but overall positive and friendly.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
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?
I enjoyed it thoroughly, to experience a proper working environment in an office whilst also participating in varies projects and collaborations with other companies for the same goal - to help students on their career path. The biggest highlight was re-designing some of our resources to fit the latest branding and updating the content to fit the modern expectations.
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
Don't be afraid to ask questions and explore everything DMU has to offer. From career advice, health guidance and financial assistance. Even when you graduate, you will remain part of DMU and support will be available through DMU Alumni.
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