My internship lasted eight weeks, starting just after graduation in July 2015. I was trusted with the day-to-day running of an exciting project for a UK retailer, determining which items to stock in its stores. This included coordinating members of our big-data team, plenty of analysis using excel, and even a client meeting in my second week. I learned a huge amount in that short time, and most importantly did so in a fun environment where I felt truly valued.

I interned at JMAN Consultancy for six weeks during the summer of 2014, after finishing my final year of university. I hadn’t done any internships before (having worked on a farm the previous two summers!), and although I knew I would be doing a Masters the following year, had no plans for employment afterwards. I hugely enjoyed my six weeks, working on a project looking at how a sports governing body could better use the data available to it to achieve its participation targets set by Sports England. I was given instant responsibility for the project, and found it hugely rewarding. Having been offered a job at the end of the internship, I decided to take it and here I am!