Student engineer Review

by Laing O'Rourke

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • The placement was incredibly enjoyable and is something I would recommend to anyone wanting to become a civil engineer.

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

    • My colleagues taught me what I needed to know and helped me improve on my knowledge greatly. They were very pleased with the work I put in. They were also very friendly making the whole placement more enjoyable.

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

    • All of my superiors helped me greatly in learning so many new skills.

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

    • I always had enough work to keep me entertained throughout the day. I never felt bored as I was always working.

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

    • I was given a lot of setting out responsibility. For the harder tasks the engineer checked over my work to make sure it was correct. As the placement progressed my responsibility grew as I learned more and worked more independently. I was in charge of lots of important jobs such as DCPs, concrete cubes, confined spaces, levelling etc.

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

    • The skills/knowledge I developed will help me immensely going into future work and will also help me in certain areas of my degree such as setting out.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Lots of banter, good atmosphere.

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

    • Very well organised with a special six week programme in place

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

    • They invested a lot of resources into insuring I was on a great site where I could expand my knowledge greatly. Management helped me develop my knowledge is the area.

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

    • Financial Bonus
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Organisations structure is great and is designed to allow me to progress through the company easier.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Held events to bring us together and socialise.

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

    • Cheap because I could drive from home.

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

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

    • 1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Civil Engineering

West Midlands

October 2016

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