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Nottingham Trent University

SSS LTQSE - Project Assistant Review

at Nottingham Trent University

Placement (10 Months+)

Advertising, Audit, Customer Service, Data Analysis, Digital Marketing, Graphic Design, Marketing, Research, Science, Social Media Marketing, Surveying

Nottingham

Review Submitted: November 2024

Overall Rating

3.5 /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 - Overview of Role
3.3/5 - Skills Development
3.5/5 - Support and Guidance
3.8/5 - Company Culture
3/5 - 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.
Touch base with my manager and discuss workload and timelines
Get assigned new project from the LTQSE team aswell as self started projects
worth through such projects in the day
present my completed work to the team/department/school
run any student facing events such as meet and greets or focus groups
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Once the team had been shown that I was responsible, accountable and produced high quality work (after about the first month) I was given a large degree of freedom and responsibility and encouraged to tackle projects and problems as I saw fit.
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 to use the software Microsoft SharePoint, Adobe photoshop, Adobe Procreate, and Power BI through self directed learning. I have also developed by Excel and Word literacy.
I have also improved my ability to think on my feet, present Infront of others and think critically.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
2/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
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
3/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
The whole team was incredibly supportive regarding the Job and its responsibilities and also, living alone, working fulltime, and thinking about my future career.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
2/5
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?
Most People worked a Hyfelx work week with chosen hours and working locations. As a result their was less of a Buzz in the office unless meeting where taking place. This resulted in me not knowing individuals from my department as quickly, unless I was working with them on a project. Regardless, the culture felt very well knit, accepting, and at no point did I feel like a student: In meeting and conversations I always felt of equal value to the rest of the people present
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
The Placement exceeded all expectations I had when entering the Job and I wish I could continue to work with the team full time
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
2/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Nottingham Trent University
3/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Nottingham Trent University to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Nottingham Trent University
Being able to seek out opportunities and be proactive is the most important thing within this job. You wont be given projects all the time, most of the time you have to go and seek out projects that you are interested in and demonstrate value
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