Global Desktop IT Placement Student Review

by Cummins

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  •  Provide on the ground support fixing PC’s, processing problem tickets and configuring new hardware.  Supporting and Improving processes in terms of process flow mapping, data collection and analysis, testing and problem solving.  Maintaining existing business / IT systems  Leading small projects or initiatives from inception to completion.  Helping to identify & design business and IT solutions.   Provide team coordination, administration and operational support.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Excel PowerBI PowerApps SharePoint Presentation Skills Communication Skills Team work


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

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

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

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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes, I did few projects which I took the whole responsibility to drive the project from begining to the end and conducted the morning team meetings and weekly change board meetings.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I had one to one meetings with my manager every month which was helpful and he always supported me throughout the placement. The whole team supported me a lot to complete my projects as well as my day to day works.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • 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?
  • All colluegues I worked with are really friendly and supportive. Cummins work as a team/ work as a family and treated me as a permanent employee eventhough I am a placement student. The company overall is clean and always think about the employees safety and benefits.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

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

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

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

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • 100%. I enjoyed my placement from my first day onwards at Cummins. The work I dealt with, the support I got from my manager and the team, the responsibilities I handled and the skills I developed are really satisfying and I am really glad to be a part of the Cummins family.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

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

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
  • Cummins is one of the fortune 150 companies. Try harder at your application process and face it well. If you are able to secure a place at the company, give your best every day.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Information Technology

East Midlands

April 2024


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