Marketing and Communications Intern Review
at De Montfort University
Internship (1 Month+)
Digital Marketing, Marketing, Social Media Marketing
Leicester, UK
Review Submitted: October 2025
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
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
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.
My role is responsible for developing marketing activity for people that has submitted a request to have their event advertised to DMU students and then, depending on the activities, designing social media/print/plasmas posters or documenting event. Additionally, managing DMU Careers Instagram which includes scheduling and creating content for posts or stories.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I think I have been given an adequate amount of responsibility that I can do during my working hours
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 my graphic design skills as well as my writing as I am often having to write emails and captions for posts and posters for different target audiences.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
Great support from my managers. They’re very friendly and helpful with their guidance.
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 friendly and open
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?
Very much enjoy it
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
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 beat yourself up too much if you make a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes, what matters is the effort you do to resolve it.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at De Montfort University
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
