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Language School Assistant – Ara Languages

Advertising, Marketing and PR, Employer Feedback, Modern Languages,

University of Exeter Internship Scheme, UoE Internship, SCP, SBP, GBP, A2I

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

My responsibilities included brand development, increasing the website traffic, updating the website and campaigning via e-mail.

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

As a humanities student entering the internship I was keen to develop my business skills and Ara Languages helped me to achieve this. The Web Administrator role saw me work with Google Analytics and AdWords which developed my advertising, communication and administrative skills – skills I would not have otherwise learnt.

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

Juggling the internship with forth year studies and society roles and commitments was arduous at times, but the skills I’ve learnt and the insight I now have into how small businesses operate made the effort well worth it.

“Having Thomas in the team has been very positive due to his high commitment and dedication to his role; he was very creative, easy to work with, proactive, responsible and punctual” – Line Manager

Enterprise Assistant – University of Exeter

Administration, Business and Management, Employer Feedback, Hospitality and Event Management,

SCP, SBP, GBP, A2I

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

My role included providing administrative support to the Enterprise team and helping to organise various events. I worked on the enterprise website and liaised with Exeter alumni. I also supported the delivery of two weeks of enterprise events at the University and interacted with students to encourage them to become involved with them.

What benefits did your internship bring to your employer?

I was able to carry out work that the team would not have been able to without my contribution such as updating website content, producing reports, flyering for events etc. This enabled the permanent staff within he department to dedicate their time to supporting students on a broader level.

“Helen provided fantastic support to the team, and I was confident in delegating to her, knowing she could complete work to a high standard. Helen also made use of her excellent communication skills and enthusiasm when helping to promote the two key weeks of enterprise events to students” – Work-related Learning Officer

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IT Helpdesk Counter Assistant – University of Exeter

Employer Feedback, Information Technology, Law,

IT Internship, University of Exeter Internship, UoE Internship, SCP, SBP, GBP, A2I

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

My role involved giving front line IT support for students and staff. This encompassed a range of issues and enhanced my IT problem solving skills and communication skills.

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

I found the internship to be a great opportunity to gain real world experience within the workplace. It gave me the opportunity to engage in paid employment that is useful to my future career. I developed real world skills, used my knowledge to help others and developed professional skills within a supportive environment.

What benefits did your internship bring to your employer?

My line manager relied on me heavily to make the IT help desk service work with the new opening of the forum. I provided extensive cover of the counter and helped with new ideas on how to support students in a more efficient manner, showing attention to detail and improvisational skills along the way.

“Without Thomas, the counter service in the Forum would simply not have been successful at all. I’m not entirely sure he’s aware of the value we place on him; however I do know that he’s been a rock for me. As a post grad he was more organised and willing to take on more responsibility, which he didn’t complain about and never rejected” – IT Team Leader

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Tandem Language Exchange Coordinator – Foreign Language Centre, University of Exeter

Advertising, Marketing and PR, English, Modern Languages,

University of Exeter Internship, UoE Internship, SCP, SBP, GBP, A2I

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

As one of two intern co-ordinators for the Tandem Language Exchange initiative, run by the Foreign Language Centre, my role was to market and publicise the scheme to students across the university. It was a scheme to encourage students to pair up with another student that was a native speaker or high level learner of the language they wanted to learn. These tandem partnerships consisted of two or more individuals who would essentially share their language skills through informal conversation classes, most often a chat over coffee! This language exchange enabled students with an interest in learning languages to perfect a language they currently studied, or simply to brush up on a language not yet studied for future travel abroad for instance.

Additionally, we organised and ran events to promote the initiative and to encourage the meeting of native speakers and learners. Our largest event was the Tandem Language Scheme Intro Event which we hosted in the Long Lounge Cafe, Devonshire House. We set up a dozen tables each with a different flag for the language of the country it represented: French, Arabic, Japanese, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Polish… the possibilities were endless. We had 50-60 excited language learners and native speakers that turned up, eager to tuck into the complimentary continental buffet we’d laid on for them in the small ticket price of £3, before dispersing naturally to mingle with students of different nationalities and year groups within the community. It was a great way to see the home, erasmus and international student body come together as one under a shared ‘love of languages’ umbrella. We’d decorated the venue with large flags, and to end the evening’s event we had guest performances of salsa, cha cha and tango from the Exeter University Dancesport Society.

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

A personal accomplishment was the confidence the programme gave me to network and to foster partnerships with the Erasmus society and other language societies so that there was a shared publicity drive for the scheme across the board of language related societies. I was instrumental in setting up and running intro conversation classes in partnership with the Erasmus society, for the first 6 weeks of term in order to facilitate a meeting opportunity for language learners and native speakers at the start of the year when the students were keen to find a tandem partner for the duration.

The scheme gave me the opportunity to further my previous work experience and time as General Secretary for another university society, and to focus on publicity, marketing, networking and co-ordinating a large scheme: over 500 members liked the facebook group.

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IT Helpdesk Counter Assistant – University of Exeter

Computer Science, Employer Feedback, Information Technology,

SCP, SBP, GBP, A2I

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

The IT Help Desk is a professional front line service which is the first point of contact for supported computer hardware, software, IT account or other IT related issues; including telephony, audio visual and printing queries. I was based at the helpdesk counter in the Forum where students and staff could directly drop in with their IT queries.

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

As I came from a largely academic background, this internship taught me valuable customer service skills which are transferable to any job.

What benefits did your internship bring to your employer?

I adopted new working ideas quickly and was relied upon by my managers to support new members of the team.

“Sid was a flexible and adaptable member of my counter team, an example to his colleagues” – Line Manager

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Support Field Assistant – University of Exeter

Archaeology and Anthropology, Employer Feedback, Libraries and Heritage,

Archaeology Internship, University of Exeter Internship, UoE Internship, SCP, SBP, GBP, A2I

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

During my internship I worked in an archaeological field school in Roman Devon. This was a collaborative venture between the departments of Archaeology, Classics and Ancient History who jointly funded the venture to enable and enhance the experience of students involved in the planned excavation and post-excavation of a newly identified Roman site. The internship helped to support the creation of a digital archive to be used in undergraduate teaching and public outreach.

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

The internship helps me to hone my archaeological field skills due to the fact that I had to teach these techniques to first and second year students. My biggest achievement was using the internship to network which led to my being employed by a professional archaeologist I met on site.

” William was a very hardworking individual to have on site and proved useful” – Line Manager

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Employment Services Administration Assistant – University of Exeter

Administration, Employer Feedback, Geography,

Career Zoen Internship, University of Exeter Internship, UoE Internship, SCP, SBP, GBP, A2I

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

My role was to provide administrative support to the Employment Services team, particularly with imputing vacancies into My Career Zone. It has given me fantastic work experience and provided me with a wide range of transferable skills that will benefit me throughout my career.

What benefits did your internship bring to your employer?

I was able to quickly grasp new processes and procedures meaning I established myself as an essential and valuable member of the team early on.

“Amy was enthusiastic, even for mundane tasks and showed dedication to her role. She showcases the best qualities of Exeter students” – Vacancy Coordinator

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PR and Marketing Intern – Employment Services, University of Exeter

Advertising, Marketing and PR, Employer Feedback, Geography,

SCP, SBP, GBP, A2I, Marketing Internship

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

My position involved helping to start a new programme called Access to Internships which required speaking to students, managing the marketing materials and giving students advice on how to get an internship and succeed in it. The position also included helping to write various press releases for a local newspaper and the University website. I also aided the creation of marketing materials for the other schemes run by Employment Services including posters, web pages and gimmicks for advertisement.

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

The internship has helped me to gain new skills and gave me a taste of working in a PR and Marketing role which has influenced my future career choice. I enjoyed all the activities I engage in from writing press releases targeting the business community, to weekly emails to students.

What benefits did your internship bring to your employer?

I worked at a fast pace, taking the project from its infancy and being a crucial part of the success of the A2I scheme.

“Elaine has been an essential part of the launch on the University of Exeter’s Access to Internship scheme. She has great ideas, works at an incredible pace and is a fantastic team player” – Line Manager

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Career Zone Administrative Assistant – University of Exeter

Administration, Employer Feedback, Law,

Career Zone, University of Exeter Internship, UoE Internship, SCP, SBP, GBP, A2I

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

My role was to provide administrative assistance to the careers and employability service. This involved filing large volumes of documents ready for archiving.

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

The internship has provided me with invaluable experience and transferable skills. I think it helped me to prepare for graduate level work by allowing me to have the change to work on a variety of different projects and software, giving me a basic understanding of office work.

“It has been such a pleasure to have Charlotte working with us. She is a capable, bright, supportive staff member with bounds of enthusiasm” – Career Zone Manager

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Events and Marketing Intern – Employment Services, University of Exeter

Advertising, Marketing and PR, Geography, Hospitality and Event Management,

Marketing Internship, University fo Exeter Internship, UoE Internships, SCP, SBP, GBP, A2I

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

My main roles were to contribute to marketing initiatives such as the employability newsletter and to support and run employability events such as the Exeter Award and eXfactor. A significant part of the role was marketing the Exeter Award and actively designing new initiatives to engage fellow students.

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

The tasks I was involved with have given me the opportunity to strengthen my public relation and team player skills, as well as demonstrate my ability to problem solve and approach things proactively. The role has improved my career potential as it has allowed me to gain an insight into many different aspects of designing, implementing and evaluating marketing strategies, an area I am keen to progress in.

What benefits did your internship bring to your employer?

Being a student myself, I was able to bring a fresh perspective to the team which is vital to delivering an increasingly competitive range of services.

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