Engineering Industrial Placement Student Review

by NATS

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • Good friendly place to work, lots of variety

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

    • able to get involved in alot of different projects and help alot of people out

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

    • People Leader, Work Package manager and informal buddy provided throughout

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

    • Varied throughout the placement, but work was always available, but sometimes had to be saught out

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Able to lead testing after 6 months and be responsible for delivery of projects

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

    • Work wasn't really related to my degree, but alot of the skill may be transferabel

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Friendly, with a stong placement community

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

    • Dedicated internship manager and well tested and developed scheme

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

    • General and specilised training provided when ever needed. Felt happy to request more courses even just for general interest

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

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

    • Hire several of the placement students most years and offer summer placement extensions if requested

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • depended on where people lived. If you were closed to the other students it was very good

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

    • Office is quite isolated, but most people live in the near by cities

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Office is quite isolated, but most people live in the near by cities

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

    • Very active sports and social club

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

June 2012

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