Rating

8.2/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
  • My job was to tidy up the shop floor, do all the pricing of donations and make sure all the pricing was up to date. With that also I also doing till handling so refunds and sales. The experience was amazing and was really fun.

    10/10

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • Learning customer service and stock handling.

    10/10

  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
  • The job itself was fun and I really enjoyed it, at someday's it did get boring because the placement was in a small village.

    9/10

  • 4. How valued do you feel by British Heart Foundation?
  • Very, They make everyone feel welcomed and loved.

    10/10

  • 5. How well organised/structured is your programme?
  • It was a placement as my institute couldn't find anything else.

    7/10

  • 6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?
  • This was my first experience, so I needed a lot of training. Through out my stay they helped me with everything.

    10/10

  • 6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?
  • Learning how to price and understanding the till work. They helped me out thoroughly.

    10/10

  • 7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?
  • I didn't get paid so had to use my spend expense to get there and etc.

    5/10

  • 8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?
  • Not much.

    3/10

  • 9. Would you recommend British Heart Foundation to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 9b. Why?
  • Just really nice place as the managers were great and really enjoyed working there. Would recommend for volunteering.


  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to British Heart Foundation?
  • Just enjoy yourself, don't go in expecting a major busy day sometimes its really quite.


Details

Work Experience

Business Operations

South East

June 2017


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