Undergraduate Engineer Review

by Nissan UK

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Rating

2.3/5
  • The Role
    2.4
  • The Company
    2.2
  • The Culture
    2.1

    The Role

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

    • I did not enjoy it to begin with. Although the placement is listed as "engineering placement" I did little to no engineering work (I haven't done any "actual engineering" for the whole year.) At the start this disappointed me, however I have found some enjoyment in the job I do although it is completely unrelated to my degree and not really an engineering role.

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

    • I initially found it difficult to talk to my colleagues as I was unhappy with the job. This has changed within the last few months as above.

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

    • Although I am meant to have a mentor as a placement student, I have never had one. I have received some support from my manager and others in the department but they are also very busy with their own work as often haven't had time to give me the support I maybe needed at times

    2/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • To begin with I was not very busy and am still not very busy at times. This is then followed by spells of being very busy, there has never been a consistent workload

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given a lot of responsibility, rather than being a placement student I have actually taken over the job of someone who left the company. This along with having no mentor means that I had a lot of responsibility in the plant.

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

    • Although the job is not related to my degree and the job I've been doing is not an engineering role, I have learnt project management skills which will help me in my degree

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • The general atmosphere has been good most of the time

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

    • It seemed that there was little to no thought put into my placement. I am a mechanical engineering student doing a civils based role (in which I have no experience) without a mentor to guide me. Instead of being in a supporting role I have just taken over from someone that retired. There has been no clear plan of me learning anything to do with the work I am doing and for a lot of the time have had to rely on contractors knowledge to get work done.

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I can book on to any training course I like

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

    • Above 25 days holiday
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I don't think I'll come back to Nissan UK

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • I have had no contact with any placement students

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Living is a lot cheaper in Sunderland than where I am from so this makes living on the fairly generous wage quite easy

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

    • I have no experienced this

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

    • 1/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Civil Engineering

North East

June 2019

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