IP Network Engineer Review

by Totalmobile

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Rating

4.4/5
  • The Role
    4.9
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • Gained a wide and varied experience of what it like in the workplace

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

    • You are always seen as one of the team and never just the Tea boy/girl

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

    • Always there for you to ask a question or guide you through something

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

    • Usually fairly busy, but I prefer to be busy that sat with nothing to do.

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

    • Like I said above you are one of the team, so you will be treated like one and given responsibilities. Also like I have said above you won't be by yourself when you come to exercise your responsibilities!

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

    • Massively!

    5/5

    The Company

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

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

    • You are given objectives that they would like you to cover in the first 3-6 months the 2nd half is a little more free form depending upon your development

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

    • Not so much when you are a placement student, my team were always happy to sit down and explain things, but since rejoining the company I have passed one certification and have been on a training course for another one.

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

    • National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Depends largely on the vacancies at the time however the company has grown a lot since I joined

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • There is a strong ethos at the company of working hard and enjoying the company nights out be that as a whole firm, team nights or just generally organised socials

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

    • Newbury is a fairly wealthy town however I found it quite easy to live and socialise in the area whilst on placement

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

    • Its not the best having been spoiled for choice at university, but places like Reading and London are not too far away

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There are weekly activities such as Football which the company pays for also we have had squash, pool leagues in the past that tend to come around annually

    4/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

South East

November 2011

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