Industrial Placement Student Review

by Atkins

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • Extremely interesting as well as challenging. Also had the ability to work on a variety of jobs throughout the placement.

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

    • Staff are extremely friendly and treat everyone equally.

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

    • If you get stuck or do not understand anything, someone will always be there to help.

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

    • The tasks are performed at your own pace and keep you busy throughout the day.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • 3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Stress analysis plays an important role and there are several opportunities to become familiar with different types of finite element software. This is extremely relevant to both the degree and the future as an engineer.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Friendly and very positive.

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

    • Well organised and given plenty of work to do.

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

    • Was given the opportunity to further develop what I had been taught in my degree.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Fingers crossed.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Sports/Social club extremely good, nights out, sports events etc organised frequently. Great to get involved in.

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

    • Not particularly cheap but plenty of stuff going on.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Pretty good!

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

    • Plenty of sports and social activities to get involved in.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

South East

July 2009

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