Research and Development Engineer Review

by Caterpillar

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Rating

4.5/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.5
  • The Culture
    4.3

    The Role

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

    • I am enjoying it very much, everyone here is very up beat and friendly and always here to help.

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

    • very valued from everyone I work with.

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

    • Both managers and supervisors, and everyone else for that matter always make sure I am getting on well and have work to get on with.

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

    • fairly busy, some weeks very busy some not, but nothing to complain about.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • given a lot of responsibility, given own projects to get on with.

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

    • all the skills and training gained from this year so far are transferable to my later studies and career.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The office is a very happy place, very hard working and quiet at times, but very friendly.

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

    • Once I had been here for a while they started to find me more and more work, which is expected.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • lots of personal training completed, including online training for equipment, and also physical training for machinery. also a two day trip to Perterborough for simulated work environment training.

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

    • 4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very appealing. Very very nice place to work, with very friendly people. also the job is so varied that there are many different things to do which makes it very interesting.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • there were only two other placement students on site here, but we arranged to meet up as often as we could.

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

    • the costs of living down south are more expensive than up north, but I stayed with family which kept the cost down.

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

    • the night life in Bournemouth is very good! and the pubs around where I live are also very lively and friendly.

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

    • many opportunity's to do activates with people from work, different things like wake boarding and go karting, also charity events like running races and bowling. Also a company day out to long leat safari park!

    4/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

South West

November 2015

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