Sadly three months has finally come to an end and so we bid farewell to two lovely interns, Andreea and Milena. To Andreea we say “Mult noroc și “and to Milena we say “Успех и Farewell” – Good Luck and Farewell!
Andreea has spent her time with us working on a monitoring and evaluation system we can use to measure the social impact of our work with people we support. Milena has been conducting market research and recommendations for our marketing strategy. We will be publishing some of the results in the coming months.
We have really enjoyed having them with us and would like to thank not only them for all their hard work but also Essex University and Colchester Borough Council whose match funding made it all possible.
Here is what they had to say when they first came to us 3 months ago:
Andreea
“Developing a plan of action is the most important step in a effective and efficient monitoring and evaluation system. The first two weeks of my internship have mostly been revolving around planning and designing an approach that will represent a sustainable tool for future use too. The first stage of planning has got me into better understanding what Go4 Enterprises’ objectives are and developing ideas on the processes these objectives could be accomplished through. I met the staff, the volunteers and everyone in the Go4MarketCafe. During the weekly meetings, Jim and Steven have regularly engaged in conversations that helped me and the other intern to grasp their expectations. I also met Pete Hope on a trip to Clacton. During those hours, we identified potential development opportunities around that area and possible partnerships Go4 could establish with different parties in Clacton. “
Milena
“My first two weeks as a Marketing Intern were really helpful for my professional growth and overall understanding of the development of different processes and structure within GO4 Enterprises. I realized that to become familiar with this particular business I had to research a number of topics and ask frequently questions about the background of the organization as well as its social values and mission. GO4 Enterprises gives me the opportunity to engage with different topics and business areas and broaden my horizons beyond what I studied in my modules. I was introduced to new projects and future activities of the company which gave me the chance to understand its social value and mission and at the same time to see in what direction we expand our activities. During these two weeks I created and published a customer feedback survey that will help GO4 to define the problematic areas we should work on. To conclude, these two weeks contributed to my work experience and I met with new challenges that shaped my business ideas.”
Well we can honestly say that they very quickly got their heads around Go4 and what we are about (not an easy thing to do in such a short time, believe me!) and they did a very good job of meeting the remits that we gave them at the start. We are pleased with what they have achieved and can highly recommend them to any future employer! Andreea has gone off to Copenhagen to start a Masters whilst Milena is looking for opening in marketing in the Colchester area.