Placement Student Review

by Caterpillar

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • The placement has been very supportive and educational. I feel more mature both professionally and personally.

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

    • Being a placement has allowed me to work on numerous projects and talk to people among a lot of different teams that are really helpful and will help you learn. The work I do matters to my team.

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

    • The support system has been phenomenal.

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

    • Work flow goes up and down, which is to be expected. There's an ok balance of busy periods vs not.

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

    • A fair amount of responsibility over my own projects as well as supportive engineers with their own projects where possible.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I think that living a working lifestyle will help motivate me during difficult studying periods, and I have learnt how to manage my time/meet deadlines better.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Pretty relaxed environment, without losing professionalism.

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

    • Great placement scheme, really well arranged and good links with the graduate scheme are apparent.

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

    • I have been put on courses I would otherwise have to pay for, and if I was to come back on the graduate scheme there is even more opportunity to perform further studies.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Fairly, there is a very good graduate scheme.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes, thanks to the Young Professionals group that exists.

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

    • Fairly reasonable

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

    • Not the best, but there is some clubs around. There are opportunities to socialise with the Young Professionals.

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

    • A lot of people in the company run sports clubs that you can get involved in.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

East of England

June 2019

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