Undergraduate Manufacturing Engineer Review

by JLR

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Rating

4.4/5
  • The Role
    4.7
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

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

    • Every day was different to the other day and given lots of responsibility

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

    • Been easily accepted by all of my team members and been given lots of advice as well as with joy.

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

    • All of the management team was supportive during the year and everyone tried to spend at least a day in my first month to show different aspects of the business

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

    • I had been given a field where i was planning my work load.

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

    • I was given the tasks to do with the right amount of responsibility

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

    • I have been able to see how my theoretical studies were connected to the practical work

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone was friendly and reachable. Different teams were all in the office where i had a chance to do cross functional project

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

    • It was well organised but a bit more caution should be given to ensure that all of the placement students were getting the same trainings

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

    • I learnt problem solving skills where I can use those skills in my everyday life as well as it’s accepted by all of the other companies

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

    • National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

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

    • There was performance review by managers where those ratings sent to HR and will be used in the re-hire process

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were other 15 placement students in the factory where we were organising social events.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I was in Liverpool where mu salary was well enough to pay my rent and have a good quality of life

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

    • Liverpool is well known by its nightlife and everyone should experience at least a night in Liverpool

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

    • There was no any social event organised by the company but I found my own social project to work on and it was funded by the company

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Automotive Engineering, Manufacturing

North West

August 2019

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