Placement studnet Review

Very tough year for me, mainly due to the company culture of Nissan. They inflict strict rules and tight control over their employees which may fit other people but not me. Within my office there were placements that absolutely loved it here but few of us were on the opposite side of the spectrum. So if you fit - you'll love it. If you don't you'll hate it

Unless you conform to all the norms [This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the RateMyPlacement Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions] However, if you do conform you will have a great time.

This really depends on you mentor, senior and manager. My mentor was fantastic and gave me all the support he could. Seniors and managers can be unhelpful at times and ignore placement's requests, but again it really depends on their personalities. Unfortunately, if you have any problems with your mentor/senior the HR department is not always there to help

[This section of the comment has been removed by a member of the RateMyPlacement Team because it did not meet our site terms and conditions], expecting you to work the full 8+ hour days, however, often doesn't give placements enough work. Therefore, you have to actively look for tasks, which is a good experience but gets really tiring after a while. As a result, most placements drag their tasks extremely to meet the high expectations

We had a lot of responsibility within the projects we worked on, however, the projects themselves are rarely implemented in the business. Therefore, it is a good learning experience but the reality is you don't work on anything important. If you are very engaged, you could get involved on more important projects but you will pretty much never get a lead or any other significant role.

Any placement (even a bad one) is a fantastic experience that is useful in the future career and further studies. Simply working for a big organization exposes you to the reality of business and gives you a lot of experience that cannot be obtained through studying from a book. This placement is no different.

It is overall very friendly. However, the culture is extremely specific and if you do not fit in that culture you will be alienated. More specifically, you need to be interested in football or golf, live an unhealthy lifestyle (as someone who cares about their health I was made fun of on a daily basis) and be from the north-east.

The training provided by Nissan is on a good level, there is a three day induction where around 30 of you go through the values and rules of the company. However, further on the job training has no structure and if your supervisor/mentor happens to be not so good your training will be of very low quality.

Placements are allowed to go on trainings, however, anything that lasts more than 2-3 days will usually be declined by your senior. Therefore, there is some investment in placements but they are aware you are here for a year only and will not invest more than minimum. In addition, you are not allowed on the company car rental scheme or take advantage of any of the permanent staff benefits.

There are graduate opportunities that look appealing, however, placement year at Nissan doesn't help to secure the job. Placement student from last year who was a fantastic employee and got a recommendation from both my manager and senior did not secure a graduate job. Therefore, placement year doesn't lead to securing a graduate job

There was around 60 placements joining along me, therefore, the social aspect of the placement was quite good. There is little official integration between us apart from the 3 day induction, but placements tend to live together and socialize together. In addition, Newcastle has a good nightlife and good cafes & restaurants.

This depends on your perspective. The rent prices are usually very low compared to the rest of England and the price of beer, cinema, other entertainment is usually lower as well. However, this is reflected in the salary, which is not bad but not great either. In addition, the travel costs to and from work are relatively high as the factory itself is several miles outside Newcastle

The nightlife in Newcastle is very good, there is as variety of choices and everyone will find something for themselves. However, if you happen to live in Sunderland (where the factory is), nightlife is worse than bad. Therefore, if you like to go out, it is crucial that you live in Newcastle rather than Sunderland/Gateshead

The are several opportunities to get involved in conferences and other events. However, they are not organized by Nissan itself but by the staff from Nissan. So if you happen to know people that like to be engaged outside work, you definitely will have a lot of opportunities to engage yourself.