Category Archives: Economics

Assisant Activity Worker – National Citizen Service

Economics, Social Guidance and Community Work,

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

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

I  lead a group of 15 young people doing the National Citizen Service project with another colleague to deliver a social action project in Exmouth to help the community.

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

I worked in a different country for the first time and I did not have any problem. It has increased my self-confidence a lot.

What benefits did your internship bring to your employer?

Our project was really successful and Community Action South West received a grant from the University of Exeter.

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

The teenagers could not decide which project to run. My colleague and I always talked about new ideas to improve the program and tackle any problems. We set very clear rules and helped them make a mutual decision and the project was successful.

Financial Administrator – Sancho’s Dress

Accounting and Auditing, Economics, Employer Feedback,

financial administrator, SCP, SBP, GBP, A2I

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

The role included looking after and analyzing the company’s financials and cash flow, book keeping, making sure the company wouldn’t run out of funds month by month and making budget spending decisions. I took part in raising capital for the company and also planned and ran the company’s Kickstarter campaign.

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

The internship was rich in invaluable learning experience as I learnt many aspects about running a small business, ranging from business planning to executing decisions efficiently. It has definitely widened my skill set and supplemented my university education.

What benefits did your internship bring to your employer?

Being part of the business has contributed largely to the business growth. I helped the business raise a significant amount of funds which enabled us to open a manufacturing workshop in Ethiopia which was the main business growth project that year. Having me in the team analyzing and looking after cash flow helped the business use their funds more efficiently and supplemented the growth.

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

The internship was fruitful and ran smoothly without any problems. From time to time, business had to face a healthy amount of challenges, e.g. sales seasonalities, which we overcame by focusing our team efforts together.

“The internship was a great, value adding experience to the business and Vidmantas which enabled growth to everyone involved.” – Owner, Sancho’s Dress

Employment Services Administration Assistant – University of Exeter

Economics, Employer Feedback, Human Resources, Recruitment and Training, Politics and International Relations,

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

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

  • Preparing materials for the exhibitors
  • Preparing advertising materials for the fairs such as writing tweets and laminating posters
  • Ensuring that the spreadsheets related to the fairs are up to date
  • Helping on the day of the fairs

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

I improved my attention to detail, as the events of this nature that I hosted in the past were of smaller scale.

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

No, I thoroughly enjoyed my internship and did not face any problems.

“Mary has been a very important part of the team this term. I couldn’t have completed all of my work without her help! She’ll be very much missed but I’m sure she will be very successful in the future. She has been extremely professional, efficient and pro active in her work and I hope that the experience is valuable throughout her career” – Hollie Mills-White

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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.