Laser Scientist Review

by Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

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

    • Helped operate the laser for users. Research project was based around improving the facility, working in a state of the art optics laboratory, and programming various applications to go alongside this.

    Skills

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

    • Improved practical skills, learnt LabVIEW and MATLAB, improved technical writing for reports etc., presented in work and to academics in the field at conferences.

  • 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?

    • After the first couple months of getting trained and settled in, you are given a lot of responsibility. You are allowed into the laser labs for independent work. Help is available at any point if you ask for it but you are encouraged to tackle problems yourself first.

  • 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?

    • Lots of training provided from the department and also personal and career development from STFC as a whole.

  • 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?

    • A brilliant place to work. Very friendly and relaxed. Everyone was approachable and very knowledgeable, and was eager to share expertise.

  • 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?

    • 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?

    • Thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience.

  • 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 Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

    • Prepare for a technical interview if going for a science based role. In your CV and interview, give examples of your experience in practical work, coding etc from your degree

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Science

South East

September 2024

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