Engineer Review

by Costain

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    2.6

    The Role

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

    • Very enjoyable set of colleagues to work alongside

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

    • Some were very keen for me to accept responsibility and tasks and others were less willing to give me important tasks to complete

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

    • Regularly given objectives that were reviewed and feedback given

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

    • Most days it was just right but as the project came to a close there was less and less for me to do

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Was responsible for producing relatively important documents but was always checked up on by a senior member

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

    • Not much with my degree but a good insight into working life

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • A really genuine and nice set of people that always made me feel welcome

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

    • Big improvement from previous years in terms of tasks and objectives set by the Development and Training team, externally from the specific project i was working on

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

    • A lot of time and effort is spent on these summer placement schemes and it shows!

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

    • 2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • After this i will hopefully be invited to an assessment centre to determine if i am suitable for a further role in the company

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Only one other student in the office but we got on well!

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Lived at home and travelled in but lunch was pretty cheap!

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Didnt go on a night out in this area

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

    • No, but a leaving do had been organised for another member that i was invited to

    2/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Yorkshire and Humberside

August 2012

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