Engineer Review

Enjoyed to a varying degree, depending on the task, the team and the level of support available. There were a lot of enjoyable experiences throughout the year, but certain tasks could feel patronising or demeaning to the point of being more suitable for a work experience student. These were mainly tasks not mentioned in my job description

I felt valued by my immediate colleagues, with whom I had a good working relationship. While doing the work they gave me, they were always grateful and inclusive, and we often joked together. With the wider company, colleagues would sometimes ignore emails or reply long past the time I needed, but would still happily expect work and replies from me on their projects.

My immediate manager was excellent, frequently holding meetings with me about my progress, goals and any issues I had. He would not just support my tasks, but also university work and wider working experience. The management levels above him offered little to no support, only speaking to me when asking for a miscellaneous job which shouldn't have been mine.

Often not busy enough, but as work came in waves based on customers, sometimes jumping to extremely busy. This was later rectified towards the end of my placement when I was encouraged to seek out my own ongoing projects to only work on if my regular, deadlined work wasn't enough to fill my time.

I was given a lot of responsibility for certain tasks, but always given the support to ensure that all mistakes would be caught and rectified before causing the company or my colleagues an issue. Towards the end of the year, I had as much responsibility as the permanent employees in my team.

The skills I have developed regarding time management and processes will help me significantly in my degree studies. After graduating, my time working here will be very beneficial, as I feel more confident in a working environment and being involved in a company. I received very limited training, much of which was specialised to Rolls Royce.

The initial impression was a very friendly place with joking and frequent food sharing on special occasions. However there was a lot of tension between certain departments, as they vie over job roles or control. There is also a large divide between the marketing and production offices, which causes a negative atmosphere.

When I joined, almost nothing was prepared for me apart from a desk. I'm spent months waiting for some things, and am still yet to receive others. Although I've made sure that my replacement is set up for everything that I was missing, a year ago I couldn't complete any work as my manager had neglected to prepare.

Rolls Royce offered limited training in the year that I was there due to limited budget. This extended to not just interns, but also permanent employees. However, any support that I could be offered without funding was offered. I had regular meetings to discuss my progress and a spreadsheet clearly outlining the expectations and realities of my skillset.

Very limited. Currently only 12 graduate jobs for the 70+ interns, and few of the graduates have been offered contracts. Many interns are keen to come back, but with competition so high and no scholarship or fast track program available, there is limited hope for the majority of the current "future talent".

With 70+ interns, we broke off into several groups, most of whom socialised with each other.

Very high. Chichester is one of the most expensive areas outside of London, with £5 pints and expensive rent even in student homes.

Chichester has no nightclubs, just expensive pubs which close early.

Unless you attend the university, there is almost no opportunity to join sports clubs or other social events aimed at people under 60.