Year In Industry Intern Review

by Balfour Beatty

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Rating

2.9/5
  • The Role
    2.4
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • There were times when I wasn't given enough work. Plus, there wasn't a lot of real engineering work going on - much of it was just doing run-around jobs for the managers.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I was based on a motorway depot. The people in the office were really nice, and there were office parties etc.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • The management were pretty good at supporting me, given how inexperienced I was. There were times when I didn't have enough work to do though.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • The were times when I had a real project to work on; much of the time was spent doing admin-type work though.

    1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I had one task to roll out a new electronic data capture device which was kind of interesting. This task only took a small amount of my time though.

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The only benefit was really learning to work in the office environment within a team.

    2/5

    The Company

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

    • There were some really cool people there who were quite friendly. It was a small office though, so it was quite boring at times.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It was reasonably well organised and my manager was good at looking after me.

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

    • The company spent a lot on training. They offered me customer focus training, and an advanced driver course.

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

    • Company Car

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Perhaps if I were able to work in the Head Office (rather than the motorway depot), the prospect might have been more appealing. I generally didn't find the highways maintenance industry very exciting though

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were only two interns in the whole office. There weren't many grads either; it would have been better if there were more people my own age there.

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • You can largely choose where you live, because this particular part of the company offered a free company car with free fuel. This was one of the best bits of the job.

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

    • Can't really say I tried it.

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

    • I used to play golf with my office once a week, that was about it. There were the usual Christmas office parties etc.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Civil Engineering

South West

August 2011

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