Daily Life The role was work from home so I did not work regular office hours, although I was available on Slack from 9am until 5pm. I also had to have a meeting later into the evening with one member of the team who lives in Australia. Lasting Impressions Working with ICON was great and I'd love to work with them again in the future. The experience I got with squarespace was very valuable. I also got great experience presenting research findings to senior members of staff.
MARVELLOUS MAPS Nadja Mundi, Christ Church, Final Year Undergraduate, BA Geography, Remote Working Work Projects I applied for the Marvellous Maps internship despite not having the experience with data management they were looking for as I have a passion for trivia and maps and thought it was worth giving it a go anyway. During my first interview, we discussed potentially tailoring the internship to instead play to my strengths in research that I have developed while at university. I then had a second interview with the founder and business development lead where we further discussed what I might bring to the company. During my internship, I was given the task of brainstorming and researching for a new map idea. First, I spent time considering the different possible categories for the map, aiming to think logically about how the topic might be divided and the most accurate syntax to use to describe each group. I was also responsible for finding a list of sources which would provide the information necessary for the map. Once I had done this, I started collating data entries for the map. In addition to my role on this new map, I helped gather coordinates for the map they were finishing off. Furthermore, I helped with customer service, making sure orders went through smoothly. I had weekly catchups with the founder where we discussed my progress in relation both to the map and to my internship learning & development goals.
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