Summer Student Review

by Atkins

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Rating

2.9/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    2.5
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

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

    • Lots of work given, good structure, people are friendly and helpful. Lots of exposure and site experience on big projects.

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

    • They entrusted me with calculations and reports and I was treated like a permanent employee getting involved in as much as possible.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • people were always around to help whenever I had a question. I was given a laptop with required software's so there was no delay when I started.

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

    • Roughly busy 5/6 hours of the day. The other 2 meant I could catch up on any work I ran over with or explore the industry I was interested in, trying to see what potential career paths I could go down with Atkins.

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

    • I feel I was given a lot of responsibility but not too much that I became stressed. I was trusted to do things on my own and use references indicating where I got things from but people were there to help also.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I think my placement has helped me realise what I want to do. It has been very relevant to my degree but I think it has given me more of an idea about what I may want to do post university. There was lots of training events and webinars I could get involved with and my manager ensured I was kept busy.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • General atmosphere was fairly poor. One thing I did find was that it was very work driven, not really much time spent discussing anything else other than work.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • very organised. Didn't have to wait for things to arrive and wasn't sat doing nothing.

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

    • Even though I was only there a short time, the company spent a lot of time and money on training to ensure I understood procedures and protocol.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • very appealing. Atkins is a huge company. You may have to spend a couple of years doing some work that isn't very interesting but there's so many projects going on all over the UK there will be something of interest that arises.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Good. Think the other intern felt the same as I did about our placement. Glad we did it, but we need to do something that isn't based in an office.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I commuted to work everyday which costs £50 a week. Socials roughly once every two weeks which costs £15.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Good pubs, not very great clubs.

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

    • There was sports and social activities which I tried to get involved in as much as possible.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

South East

August 2018

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