Undergraduate Qualification Engineer Review

by Pall Corporation

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    4.6

    The Role

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

    • The placement was fantastic and taught me more about engineering than the past 2 years at university have. The job was both extreamly difficult and extreamly rewarding and I would recomend it to anyone wanting to take a placement year.

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

    • I was able to get to know the team very well, participating in work socials and out of office events throughout the year. Everyone in the office know I was a placement student but treated me like any other member of full time staff.

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

    • Support from the entire office was always readily availible when asked. Everyone is willing to help ease your work and get the job done.

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

    • I was allowed to manage my own workload and be responsible for my own projects within the Qualification team. This ensuered that I was always busy but also able to get involved in additional training/projects based on my own drive.

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

    • I was treated like any other member of full time staff (not like a student). After 4 months of learning the ropes, I was given responsibility of projects, to write any documentation and communicate with test houses and manufacturing to ensure that deadlines were met.

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

    • The training I was given at Pall has taught and developed me more than I had ever thought. It had provided me with confidence and knowledge in my engineering ability that will stay with me for life.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The office was constantly working hard to meet deadlines however still made time to relax and reward staff for good work.

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

    • The placement year started a bit slowly (unplanned) however this quickly turned around and was given a good structure of training and development.

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

    • I was provided with formal training sessions on a varity of engineering aspects at least once per month and managed to get involved with hands on work both at my office and at test facilities

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Pall Aerospace are constanly recruiting placement studnets (on average 1 in 3 get offered a job) for graduate positions. I plan to stay in contact with Pall to discuss this further.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • All 8 placement students in my office got to know each other very well and communicated/met up regularly. The other students in my department managed to build a great social aspect to the placement year.

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

    • Living in Portsmouth was fairly resonable, especially when working on a full time salary.

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

    • The nightlife in Portsmouth is always busy with a large variety of things to do during the evening.

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

    • I was always getting involved in work socials or meeting up with colleges/university friends to do something in my free time.

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Mechanical Engineering

South East

July 2019

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