Overall Rating
4.7 /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
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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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.
Morning duties, break duties, after school duties. Mentoring students and planning sessions. Networking with staff. Opportunities for trips. Learning and development days which can help grow you as a person, help you in your career and wider world of work, and socialise with your team outside of work.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
A lot of responsibility-> schools provide vague instructions and little guidance and you need to overcome these challenges, whilst staying within school boundaries
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?
Confidence, team work, leadership, aiming high, positive thinking, public speaking, communication, networking, problem solving, creativity, listening
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?
Line manager was very supportive both professionally and personally. Your teammates are you biggest supporters.
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Open, welcoming, friendly, easy going.
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?
I enjoyed it.. meeting new people all the time, so many opportunities, building rapport with students , building experience to help support my studies at uni.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend City Year UK to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to City Year UK
Be easy going, adaptable, don’t take it too seriously and rely and support one another.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at City Year UK
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
No
