Test Quality Placement Student Review
by Cummins
Rating
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Skills
4.5
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
4.5
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Culture
4.5
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Your Impressions
4.3
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins
- 7. Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
Overview
Overseeing test issues and analyzing failures to find a root cause and make preventative measures in plant by cooperating with other employees as well as third party supplier companies.
Skills
I have widened my knowledge of combustion engines as well as standard engineering processes such as FTAs, MSAs, and data analysis
Responsibilities
I was responsible for helping my managing engineer on projects as well as some smaller individual projects monitored by multiple different people. In addition to daily tasks requiring me to be self sufficient and complete tasks entirely individually
Support & Guidance
The first few months of my placement I was given little support however the department was down an engineer due to cutbacks in the company leading one engineer to fulfill a role that would usually take two as well as having myself to support. Since there has been a second engineer I had much more support with any tasks I was struggling with as well as further tasks to complete on their behalf.
Culture
The general working atmosphere at Cummins is great, where some companies have switched employment to a hybrid work scheme, Cummins has the majority of their workforce on site Monday to Friday. This is something I very much appreciated as it allowed me to get to know faces and who I should ask for what if I am in need of any information, as opposed to sending a faceless email.
Your Impressions
I enjoyed Cummins the more and more I was there. The earlier months consisted of me sat at my desk absorbing information like a sponge but once I had that base knowledge I felt I could be a lot more involved in some of the work discussions that took place in my department. However on some days where it was quiet I felt as though I had occasionally wasted days where I had nothing to do and others were completing much more long term projects which I only gained 6 months in
Yes
Mention extra curricular activities as well as academics. You will want to come across as confident with new people as during your placement you will be talking and meeting with new people throughout your placement.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering
East Midlands
April 2024
