Student Engineer Review

by Laing O'Rourke

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • Very interesting project working on the biggest infrastructure project (HS2) currently taking place in the UK

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

    • I definitely felt like a valued member of the team as I was given meaningful tasks.

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

    • Support and guidance was on offer whenever and where ever it was needed

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

    • This placement wasn’t as busy as previous placements, but that is to be expected given it was the enabling works for HS2 and main works construction had not started

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

    • I was given a number of proper tasks where I was interacting with a number of different people at a variety of different levels.

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

    • The skills learnt from my placement, namely communication, listening and presentation will undoubtedly help me in all aspects of life

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • The general atmosphere in the office was good. Considering it was a joint-venture here was no divide between companies and everyone was friendly

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

    • The organisation could’ve been slightly better, it took a few weeks before I was on the payroll system and the laptop that was ordered from IT did not come straight away.

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

    • The company invited me to company training days as well as STEM opportunities all of which I benefited from.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I am keen to join LOR on their graduate development programme as they have a clear progression system in place

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • I had a great time working with the engineering team, going out for weekly Friday breakfasts and occasionally drinks after work

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

    • Given I was living at home and getting the train into Birmingham the cost of living for me ws extremely cheap

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

    • Although I didn’t go out clubbing, the pubs and bars in and around Birmingham city centre were great

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Unfortunately I finished just as the five aside football team and cricket match was set up, had I have still be on placement I would definitely have gotten involved

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

West Midlands

October 2017

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