Student Brand Ambassador Review
at ICAEW
Placement (10 Months+)
Accounting, Marketing
Liverpool
Review Submitted: November 2021
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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
1. Promote the ICAEW, ACA, and the ICAEW's online resources through social media posts (e.g. LinkedIn).
2. Remain in contact with student engagement representative.
3. Build working relationship with careers team and academic staff.
4. Support ICAEW's student engagement team with associated events.
2. Remain in contact with student engagement representative.
3. Build working relationship with careers team and academic staff.
4. Support ICAEW's student engagement team with associated events.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I am given plenty of responsibility in this role, which I feel is an excellent part of the experience. You are given lots of responsibility over when and how you work, which offers lots of flexibility, and the guidance you receive from the student engagement team/your representative is extremely useful.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have learnt and developed a plethora of transferable skills that will be of great use to me further in my career, some of which include:
1. Collaboration and people skills.
2. Time management - Prioritise tasks and manage responsibilities.
3. Professionalism.
4. Confidence.
5. Innovation and creativity.
6. Integrity.
7. Curiosity.
8. Adaptability.
1. Collaboration and people skills.
2. Time management - Prioritise tasks and manage responsibilities.
3. Professionalism.
4. Confidence.
5. Innovation and creativity.
6. Integrity.
7. Curiosity.
8. Adaptability.
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've received a lots of support and guidance on this role. The student engagement team are always there to help when you need them and they provide extremely useful advice, and I find that receiving frequent feedback is very motivating.
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?
The culture is great, student engagement representatives are really friendly which is motivating - there is a real sense of community. The atmosphere is very supportive and you know everyone wants the best for each other.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
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?
I'm really enjoying this role and would highly recommend it to anyone interested, it is very flexible so you can fit it around your studies which is a bonus. It's been extremely useful in terms of not only career development, but personal development.
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 ICAEW
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend ICAEW to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to ICAEW
Be yourself and enjoy the process. It's a straight forward process and you receive a lot of guidance along the way! Do plenty of research and think about what motivates you.
