Global business expansion undergrad placement Review

by JLR

This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.

Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Excellent placement. Able to get fully involved with all projects my team were working on and was given the opportunity to do a few 'mini placements' within departments I was interested in.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Felt extremely valued by my team was given a lot of responsibility from the very beginning and a lot of support roles on current projects. Regular meetings with team members on a weekly basis to discuss my placement and how I was getting on.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Was given full support from management and supervisors. Worked on a number of projects working closely with line manager and senior management. Always made time to catch up with me and was able to get support from supervisors whenever needed.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Was extremely busy from the very beginning however would discuss my workload with supervisor during weekly catch up so if I felt I could take on more work he would find projects for me to get involved in or if workload was getting too much would help sort that out as well.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Was given a number of projects which I was the lead contact for and were real projects with major impacts on the overall business. Also has the chance to support a number of import projects as well.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Working in such a fast paced team environment I had to learn exceptional time management which will assist greatly in returning to my studies and when returning to graduate positions. Was given the opportunity to improve my presentation skills through out the placement as this was an area I felt I needed to improve.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • As it was a relatively small team I was working in everyone was very close and got on extremely well. Was a great atmosphere to work in.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Could have been more organised. Things like training programmes and induction should be organised before starting was only able to attend one training programme as availability was extremely low during the 12 weeks I worked there. had to wait a couple of days to get my laptop and longer to get required software and landline set up.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • In terms of training courses wasn't able to attend many as the availability was extremely low during my 12 weeks. The team I was in took an interest in wanting to know what I wanted to gain from my placement and made every effort to help my improve and achieve my goals.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Manager approved for me to return on the graduate scheme after my final year and received an offer for the graduate scheme depending on hiring approval for next year

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Most of the interns stayed together in student halls so was always the opportunity to get involved in days out and nights out with other interns. Everyone would go out at weekends together for drinks etc.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Relatively cheap to stay in Student halls in Coventry although not the nicest of areas.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Lots of student bars and kasbah!

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Graduate network organise loads of events which undergrads can get involved in.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Automotive Engineering

West Midlands

November 2015

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