Summer Placement Review

by EDF Energy

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • I really enjoyed working at EDF. From the time I was introduced to the team, I started to fit in. Training was okay, but rather dull and tedious, however it didn't take long to complete. I was granted to computer access a week into my placement.

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

    • I felt very valued by my colleagues. They were always about to try to take me out on plant or giving me stuff to read to further my understanding of the plant. Everyone I met was very friendly as was welcoming.

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

    • My manager, Brian, was very welcoming. he was quick at getting me work to do and involved into the team. He was always available to talk to if I was stuck with my work or needed more work to do.

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

    • I found that for the first 3 weeks, I didn't have a loads to do, mostly training and getting used to the ropes. The middle 6 weeks were really busy. The last 3 weeks as work was winding down, I was not as busy as i could have been.

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

    • I was given quite a lot of responsibility. I was given tasks at the start to complete over the course of my internship. They were important to the company do felt like I was really achieving things that would benefit the company.

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

    • I have learned a lot more about the world of work. I feel better prepared to be more professional. I feel that I have been given more experience to be able to work better at university.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • 4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

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

    • They made sure I had good experience. They let me be part of a project which needed to head to another station. I went for an overnight to Lancaster for a visit to Heysham 2 power plant. It was for a meeting with other system engineers to help solve a problem.

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

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

    • 4/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was a group that I sat with at lunch, they were all young graduates or other placements. They organised to do things weekly. The played badminton, and when the Edinburgh festival was on, we would go and see shows. The group changed quite a lot as graduates come and go.

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

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

    • Dunbar is a very small town. Although Edinburgh is very close. The nightlife in Dunbar is very limited, there are a few pubs on the high street, during the weekdays there is limited people in them. During the weekends the pubs are full of the locals.

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

    • 3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Mechanical Engineering

Scotland

October 2016

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