Structural Test Engineer Review

by MBDA

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    4.6
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • Loads of exciting and varied work.

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

    • Felt like part of the team, treated no differently to anyone else.

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

    • Help was always on hand of needed.

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

    • Due to the nature of the job I either had loads of work or nothing at all to do.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Left in charge of plenty of tasks to do by myself

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Skills very useful for future jobs but not so much for university, except proving it is possible to get out of bed before 9am!

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Constant banter amoungst team in office, nevwer a dull day.

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

    • Everything was sorted for my arrival so I was able to get straight to work with all the information i needed available.

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

    • Very extensive training available in both technical and team building aspects with a wide range of course and activities on offer.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Healthcare/Dental
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Will hopefully get a summer placement next year and then a graduate offer

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Loads of activities put on by the company on arrival such as bowling, free meals etc most of the graduates/placement students would then meet up regularly for different activities i.e Mondays-Bunch of us would go rock climbing together Tuesdays- Skiing at Milton Keynes Wednesdays- Discounted cinima tickets through sports and social club Thursdays- Poker night Fridays- Beers and movie night/night out

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

    • Not as bad as london prices but could be cheaper

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • night clubs etc were awful so you have to make your own entertainment but with the right people anywhere can be fun

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

    • MBDA has a sports and social club with a long list of clubs such as football, cricket, climbing, ultimate frisbee and even gardening! there is also lots of activities to assist with chartership such as vex robot and the glider challange which involve helping local schools with engineering activities.

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

August 2012

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