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Career Mentor Administrator – University of Exeter

Accounting and Finance, Administration, Employer Feedback,

Universtiy of Exeter Internships, UoE Internships, SCP, SBP, GBP, A2I

What were your main duties and responsibilities during the course of your internship?

  • Communicating with current and potential mentors regarding the Career Mentor Scheme.
  • Promoting the scheme via social media platforms and various on-campus marketing tools.
  • Recruiting students onto the scheme and shortlisting applicants.
  • Maintaining a database of mentors and mentees which needed constant updating.

What would you say was your biggest achievement over the course of your internship?

My biggest achievement was being able to confidently network. As a result of the development of my networking skills, I have been able extend my professional network and contacts within and outside the University. Many of the contacts have eventually helped me in some way or the other with my graduate job applications, for example, with industry insights, company news and culture, etc.

What benefits did your internship bring to your employer?

I believe I contributed to exceeding the mentor and mentee recruitment targets, and thus increased the size of the upcoming schemes.

“Abrar  developed good working relationships with colleagues within the team and has been willing to contribute to wider Employment Services team and Career Zone activities. With Abrar’s administrative support the Career Mentor Scheme has been successful in exceeding growth targets to achieve a 98% increase in the number of mentoring matches for the academic year 2013-14.” – Career Mentoring Coordinator

Intern – Elm Financial Management

Accounting and Auditing, Accounting and Finance, Banking and Financial Services, Economics,

SCP, SBP, GBP, A2I

What were your main duties and responsibilities during the course of your internship?

During my internship I was able to conduct extensive client portfolio research. This meant that I had to look into the areas in which the fund was invested along with the different regions they were located in. I also was able to sit in on client/advisor meetings as well as helping to ensure that after the meeting the paperwork associated with each individual client was dealt with correctly. This included scanning client documents and sorting them into their appropriate files as well as filling out compliance correctly to ensure that progress was always made.

What would you say was your biggest achievement over the course of your internship?

I would say that my biggest achievement was the amount of applicable industry knowledge that I was able to gain. Being able to see how a financial advisory firm operated in practice enabled me to understand the level of knowledge and attention to detail that is required in order to keep clients satisfied.

What benefits did your internship bring to your employer?

I hope that during my time there I was able to help my superiors by lightening their workload in terms of the research I conducted. I also helped them with archiving and compliance completion.

Did you encounter any problems during the course of your internship and if so, how did you overcome them?

There was a lot of information which I needed to learn but I saw this rather more as an opportunity. The amount of information which I had to take on and incorporate showed me the level of attention to detail that is required in order to be successful in this industry.