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University of Aberdeen

Sustainability Intern Review

at University of Aberdeen

Internship (1 Month+)

Engineering

Aberdeen

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
4.8/5 - 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.
Met with other interns to coordinate research on mapping the sustainability goals by the un to different sectors of companies, coming up with strategies.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes our manager told us to take lead each week, we had 7 weeks and it was 6 of us so each week one of us acted as a project manager
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?
Consulting skills
Team working skills as embedded in multi team projects all internship
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?
A lot from the careers service in uni
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?
Amazing, going to the office for a meeting since we were doing an online internship made a difference
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?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
The most it can be enjoyed, I was doing my thesis at the same time and this internship complimented it very well
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 Aberdeen
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend University of Aberdeen to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to University of Aberdeen
Be yourself.
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