Summer Placement Student Review
by Laing O'Rourke
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.9
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The Company
3.6
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The Culture
4.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I really enjoyed my placement. I learnt a lot and was able to put my knowledge and skills into practice every day.
I felt extremely valued by my colleagues. I was given lots of responsibility and was always busy. There were also several team social activities. It was a great atmosphere!
If I needed assistance there were several members of the team able to support me.
I was always occupied with tasks and was able to take on as much as I wanted to.
I would say for the level I was at (Second year Civil Engineering student) and as it was my first placement on site, I was given a fairly large amount of responsibility. I had as much responsibility as I would expect to be given at this stage in my career.
The placement was really helpful in that respect. Some of the skills I developed were my surveying and setting out skills, my studying of materials from university (such as concrete) and my knowledge of contracting. These are all relevant to my degree and future career
The Company
The atmosphere was a work hard-play hard environment. Everyone completed work to the best of their ability and got the job done but we also had a very enjoyable time too!
The placement was very well organised. My line manager was fully aware of my arrival and made sure I was given tasks and one of the site engineers was responsible for me. I was given a laptop from central office to use for the duration of the placement. In addition there was a 6 week early talent programme organised for all placement students on jobs across the UK.
If I had been on a longer placement I would have gone on training and development courses. However, I had as much development on site as possible in terms of skills.
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Travel loan
I hope to get a summer placement with LOR for next summer. Further on from that I would love to get on there graduate programme.
The Culture
The social scene was great! Everyone was very friendly and we partook in social events and activities such as weekly five aside football sessions too.
I commuted from home (50 minute drive each way) hence the cost of living was reduced. Furthermore, there was a financial contribution towards living and transport costs which more than covered the cost of petrol for me. Socialising in the area was priced as you would expect.
I was working in Brighton so the nightlife options were fantastic.
Yes there were the aforementioned social events.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
South East
October 2017
