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University of Plymouth

Research Assistant Review

at University of Plymouth

Placement (10 Months+)

Research

Plymouth

Review Submitted: November 2024

Overall Rating

4.9 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
I assisted my manager is setting up experiments, designing experiments and testing participants. I also helped in day to day events such as printing.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Huge responsibility, I was handling equipment worth half a million pounds!! But I was trained and trusted with the equipment
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 learned effective ways of testing. How to build a 3D experiment. Coding in C# and confidence building
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?
I gained a lot of support from both my manager and outlet sources such as other researchers
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?
Incredibly supportive, very close and encouraging. Very enlightening
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?
To what extent? No words could describe how much I enjoyed placement, other than that I would be recommending this to everyone I know
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 University of Plymouth
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend University of Plymouth to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to University of Plymouth
Take every opportunity that comes your way, you will be pleasantly surprised
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