Student Civil Engineer Review

by Costain

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • For the first half of my 8 week placement there was very little going on out on site and therefore very little for me to see and experience. This did improve in the second half of my placement.

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

    • This increased as the placement progressed and I gained the trust of my colleagues to do a good job.

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

    • The manager assigned to me was the Project Director and therefore I had very little contact with him. However, my Buddy Paul Gully could not have provided more assistance to me than he did and I found his assistance extremely helpful.

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

    • There was not an awful lot going on out on site and there was no set work for me lined up before I arrived. I filled in the gaps in personnel where required.

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

    • This increased as the placement progressed and I gained the trust of my colleagues to do a good job.

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

    • This placement provided much needed site experience that university does not offer. It was the perfect way to find out what life as a site engineer is all about. This will therefore, help me think about the practicalities of actually constructing the designs that we are taught at university and also about the commercial side of things.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Very upbeat with people always happy to have a conversation and share a joke. Nobody in the office had a negative attitude and everyone got along extremely well.

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

    • It was well organised in the sense that there was a clear structure from the L&D team and they were always available for queries. The innovation tasks were also very useful. However, line managers need to be selected carefully to ensure that they are available for enough contact time with the student. Also, students working on a joint venture need to be provided assistance to gain login details to the joint venture server if it is ran on another companies server.

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

    • At every opportunity they sent me on training courses.

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

    • Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Extremely appealing due to the nature of the large infrastructure projects that they work on, their reputation for developing talent and the financial benefits on offer.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Not particularly as we were all based at different sites dotted around the country.

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

    • Extremely expensive. Accommodation allowance was provided for students living away from home.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Good. I was located in central London next to Holborn Station.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There was 7 a side football organised every Thursday.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2016

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