Technical / Buisness Analysis Review

by Caterpillar

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

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

    • Over the course of my year, I thoroughly enjoyed my placement and the opportunities it gave me. The job enabled me to learn new skills and improve my existing ones whilst gaining valuable workplace experience.

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

    • I was given a number of important tasks/jobs to do over the course of the year. This made me feel incredibly valued and trusted by the team and I was made to feel very welcome. the team was always there to support me if I needed it

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

    • I was given very clear and thorough guidance throughout my year thanks to regular monthly 1 on 1 meetings with my supervisor.

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

    • The work over the course of the year was very up and down. there would be some weeks where I was busy Monday to Friday, other weeks not so much. I guess this is just down to being a placement student.

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

    • I was given a fair bit of responsibility over the year but not too much as I was just a placement student.

    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 I have learnt and developed on will definitely be of benefit in my final year at uni.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere was very friendly and supportive with all members of the team wanting to help one another. there was no bitchiness behind other peoples backs it was just a friendly environment to work.

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

    • The overall placement was fairly well organised. there was a bit of confusion at the start in terms of training and where we were meant to go. It did get better.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • All placement students received the basic training that the company provides to make sure that we would be safe in the workplace. There was also several required learning modules that we had to take at the start of placement.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • future employment is very appealing due to the benefits employees get when they work for caterpillar

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • the social scene was fantastic, was just like being at uni without the work!

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

    • the cost of living was average, I was lucky enough to find a very reasonably priced house in a nice area

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

    • Nightlife was ok. There are plenty of pubs that are reasonably priced and some very nice restaurants.

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

    • There were a few activities if you actively went after that sort of thing.

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

East of England

June 2018

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