Help Me Investigate Testimonial

After completing my two week work placement at the company, Help Me Investigate's Co-founder, Paul Bradshaw, gave me some positive feedback:

"Abbey expressed an interest in learning more about finding angles and leads in information, and subbing stories. A large part of her experience, then, was based on sub-editing submissions from contributors so that they were more compelling and easy to read. This she did increasingly well, developing a strong sense as well as skills in structuring longer narratives such as real life stories."

Paul went onto say:

"It's been good to see skills developed significantly over a fortnight and I hope Abbey continues to get involved in the site."

I am very happy with these comments and am very pleased that Paul saw my skills improve and develop. I am also flattered that I am welcome back to work with Help Me Investigate.

Abbey Hartley

Sixty Nine Degrees Testimonial

Sixty Nine Degrees's Chief Editor, Jonathan Fraser, provided me with some positive feedback after I completed my work placement at the magazine:

"Abbey managed a five hour round trip daily to get to us. When she arrived she was bright and enthusiastic. Abbey listened to instructions and worked effectively without supervision. She has been offered another work placement with us because of this."

I am extremely pleased with this feedback and ecstatic that I've been invited back to gain more experience. I am also glad that Sixty Nine Degrees acknowledged my ambition and determination to attend the work placement, as I traveled for five hours a day from Kidderminster to Leicester. Overall, I believe this work placement was crucial for my professional and personal development and I cannot wait to go back to Sixty Nine Degrees and learn even more.

Abbey Hartley

King Edward VI College Testimonial

After completing work experience at King Edward VI College, I received feedback on my performance. Claire Bou-Aziz, Subject Leader for Communication and Culture, left me with many positive comments:

"Abbey has worked exceptionally hard during her placement. She has participated a lot in lessons by talking to students and helping them with tasks set by the teacher. Her communication skills are excellent. She prepared materials for two Communication and Culture extension workshops and facilitated the sessions. She was organised, motivated and enthusiastic. Staff and students have really enjoyed working with Abbey. If she decides to go into teaching she will be outstanding."

I am extremely happy with the feedback I received. It has given me a lot of confidence when approaching media outlets for work placements and I'm sure will reflect positively in my performance in future work experience. I believe working at King Edward VI College was a very useful, helpful and insightful process.

Abbey Hartley

Bareface Media Testimonial

After completing my two weeks at Bareface Media. Simon Morris (Managing Director) provided me with a testimonial, where he commented on my performance whilst on work experience. A large amount of positive feedback was given. Here is an extract from the testimonial:

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"Abbey was involved in many varied tasks that required a considerable amount of project management and multi-tasking. She handled these tasks very well and showed an ability to pick up and learn what was required of her in a very short time. 

Abbey displayed a genuine interest in the activities undertaken in the business and she used her skills to help deliver many of these. Our company philosophy of jumping in at the deep end pushed Abbey into many areas she hadn't undertaken or been exposed to before, she was very capable of demonstrating initiative within these areas."

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I was extremely pleased with these comments and believe I worked very hard to earn approval from the Managing Director. Some constructive criticism was also given to help me improve my skills in the future:

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"Abbey demonstrated an ability to think beyond the usual level of that expected at her ability to date, she just needed a small amount of encouragement. We believe that with a bit more confidence she will be a force to be reckoned with. 

We would recommend that Abbey does spend some time considering her future direction and think about how she might demonstrate her skills in the area she chooses, but also makes sure she communicates her desire to pursue that line of career. We would love to have seen more of the passion we could sense was lurking underneath her skin and fighting to get out."

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I believe since January 2012, I have taken this advice on board. I now display a lot more confidence as a media apprentice and I'm more aware of my future direction within the media. I also think I show more passion towards my career aspirations due to my increased certain approach. Overall, work experience at Bareface Media has helped me progress significantly in my personal and professional skills.

Abbey Hartley