Undergraduate engineer Review

by Severn Trent

Rating

3.9/5
  • Skills
    3.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    3.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • As an undergraduate, I assist the team in drafting engineering drawings and help to manage different projects.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • I have been able to develop my Project management skills

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 3/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • I have been given responsibility over a number of small but meaningful tasks.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • The support from the wider team and line manager has been great. Everyone are always keen to help.

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • The company has multiple Green and sustainability initiatives and commitments it is definitely environmentally conscious. Overall the atmosphere is friendly and there are a multitude of local community volunteering opportunities.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • The placement has been enjoyable, I've been able to develop my project management skills and develop as an engineer. It has been fun to work with my team learn about the Water industry.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Severn Trent

    • 3/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Severn Trent to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Severn Trent

    • In the assessment centre/ interview, be yourself. You don’t want to be shy nor domineering. Remember the group activity assesses your ability to work in a team and the way you interact with others and not just the outcome of the activity.

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Mechanical Engineering

East Midlands

May 2021

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