Summer Placement Review

by Costain

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Rating

2.4/5
  • The Role
    2.8
  • The Company
    2.3
  • The Culture
    2.1

    The Role

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

    • Difficult to settle in to the routine of long days at first but really enjoyable when you're used to it. Very interesting experiencing the day to day work on site.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Everyone was very friendly and accommodating.

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

    • Line manager was extremely kind, friendly and helpful and was always contactable when I needed him.

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

    • Barely given any tasks, mainly shadowing engineers.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Almost none

    1/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Good to experience the professional environment and how to maintain a work-life balance. Learnt loads about practical engineering on site and important it is as well as the theory behind the design. Learnt lots of on-site terminology and new methods used in construction.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Very casual and relaxed, able to have a laugh with colleagues.

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

    • Quite poorly, hard to communicate and gain information about the tasks I was given. Not given much to do on a day to day basis.

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

    • I wasn't offered any courses as my placement was only 2 months. I was shown how to use common equipment on site.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would be interesting in working for the company in the future as I believe it would be an enjoyable job from what i've seen on my placement.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • We went out for a drink with the office at the end of my placement.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Very cheap area of rural Wales.

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

    • Not somewhere you could have a night out, but I was commuting everyday from Cardiff which has a very good nightlife.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • I wasn't offered anything

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Wales

August 2016

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