Student Engineer Review

by Laing O'Rourke

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Rating

3.1/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    1.5

    The Role

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

    • Long hours and hard work but thoroughly enjoyed it and liked being given responsibilities.

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

    • Very close team, only could be improved by more interaction between office and site workers.

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

    • Always had someone to ask for help however the pressure was piled on at certain points and I was left a little stretched to get all the jobs done.

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

    • I don't like not being busy and this was never a problem on my placement. Only problem was a couple of days with other engineers off I was too busy and couldn't get it all done.

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

    • I felt like a fully fledged engineer and loved the responsibilities I was given.

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

    • Definitely helped me see the application of my degree and also what the workplace environment is like and improved my team work.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Great bunch just everyone was a bit exhausted half the time.

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

    • Perfect however could have done with a little work/reading to do before starting.

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

    • Being my 3rd placement we could have spent a bit more time focusing on gaining different skills instead of improving on previous years skills.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

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

    • Great company, would be interested with working with them and have been offered a place on the grad scheme.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Could have done with more out of hours bonding, maybe organise a company run football team etc

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

    • Oxford is as expensive as London.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Average at best

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Only one guys leaving drinks

    1/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Civil Engineering

South East

September 2016

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