Trainee QS Review

by Costain

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    2.4

    The Role

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

    • the placement itself was enjoyable, however the location of the project was not best suited to me

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

    • I felt valued as I was given responsibility and trusted to carry out the work

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

    • Was very helpful and was willing to explain everything I had questions about

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

    • Packages I had were quite on/off so varied regularly. although when my work load was lower I picked up some areas of others works

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

    • given the responsibly to run my own packages as well as have my work trusted in higher value works

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

    • Real life work experience will help a lot when putting my dissertation together. Also having an understanding of the processes will help put leaning into perspective and relevance

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Office environment is friendly an welcoming. colleagues were always willing to chat

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

    • once the placement began it was pretty well ran however the notice of the location was too close to the start date to be able to sort accommodation etc.

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

    • was placed on various training courses whilst on the placement

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

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

    • can see a clear pathway through the company as well as the ability to work across sectors

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • there were no other placement students here or Costain organised placement events

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

    • the location of the project was relatively cheap compared to the average

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

    • Cardiff was fairly close which had good night life although I did nit know many people in this arae

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There were little activities to get involved in outside of work

    2/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Wales

August 2019

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