What advice would you give to future interns? When I started my internship, I was very scared that my opinions would not be valued because I was just a student. However, when I started to become more confident in my work, I found that not only did people respect my ideas, they really appreciated the work I was doing. I was even able to win a few people round to my ideas, when they had initially been sceptical. Be confident in your abilities and your work, and don't be afraid to voice your own ideas.
CITIZENS ADVICE OXFORD Final Year Undergraduate, BA PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics), Remote Working Work Projects I worked as a Research and Campaigning intern at Citizens Advice Oxford. My work was mainly focussed on compiling reports on various issues relevant to Citizens Advice clients, such as the operation of the Local Housing Allowance in the Oxford area and the impact of COVID-19 on Citizens Advice services. Citizens Advice Oxford provided me with ample support and training to be able to complete these tasks, and senior figures in the organisation were in frequent contact with me to ensure I remained on track. Daily Life My internship was a remote internship - there was a team meeting at 8.45am every day which I attended (this representing the start of my workday). I then worked for a few hours before lunch, then worked some more after lunch, took a brief mid-afternoon break and finished working at 5pm or so. Lasting Impressions I enjoyed the experience and feel that I gained lots of skills. In particular, I now know how to use pivot tables to analyse data in Microsoft Excel. This internship has confirmed my career ambition of working in the non-profit sector.
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