Summer Intern Review

by Rolls-Royce

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Rating

3/5
  • The Role
    3.1
  • The Company
    2.8
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • Interesting to work for the company and love seeing everything that was happening but the workload was very small and found myself being bored a lot of the time.

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

    • Colleagues are very keen to make the most of my internship and voice their willingness for us to learn lots and return to the company. Everyone is very helpful and friendly.

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

    • Lots of support and guidance despite him being a very busy person.

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

    • Found myself being bored very often.

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

    • Responsible for my own work and left to do it my own way!

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

    • Communication skills improved and experience of proper working life was useful.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Calm, friendly and welcoming. Often free cake going but other than that not much excitement.

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

    • Initially poor but then the manager took over my placement and found work for me to do. More work would have been good if prepared.

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

    • Time taken out of peoples days were used to invest in me. Things such as site tours and meetings to describe the company were very helpful.

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

    • 1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I feel like my chances are very high of being offered a job here! should hear very quickly after leaving my placement.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes there was a good social aspect between the interns as there were a lot in Derby.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Too expensive. HAd to pay for accommodation myself which was £100 a week for very little living comfort. Socialising costs were okay id say slightly above average but not extortionate.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • It was average. Lots of small pubs in the area and a few clubs.

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

    • Yes lots of chances to do things.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

East Midlands

August 2016

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