Product development placement engineer Review

by Cummins

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.6
  • The Company
    2.9
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • Hugely varied projects, good work load, rarely quiet

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Opportunity to work with important projects

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

    • Constant assisstance available, encouraged to ask questions

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

    • Rarely bored, constant reviewing of jobs and workload with supervisor to ensure good balance

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

    • Worked on brand new soon to be released product and at sharp end of mechanical development

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

    • More general and practical experience than modules on a university course, but professional experience and business practises will be invaluable

    4/5

    The Company

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

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

    • Communication from HR poor at times and students not dealt with well during redundancies of recession. Local department set up fairly well structured though

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Training decreased as placement progressed due to cost cutting

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Financial Bonus
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Friendly people to work with would encourage me returning

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • High intake of students (although this has dropped during recession) so lots of banter and nights out

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

    • Very low rent and lower cost of living than university

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

    • Poor at best

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Company has community projects but only limited opportunities

    2/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

August 2009

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