Industrial Placement Review

by Arm

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • Really enjoyed it.

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

    • Got along with them really well, but not perfect.

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

    • When he was around great support but was sometimes too busy.

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

    • A few weeks where things went too slowly but on the whole a good balance.

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

    • Was given a lot of responsibility including designing and implementing new features for products.

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

    • Will be useful for future jobs.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Mostly just got on with work but could always talk about fun things.

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

    • Didn't really have a lot of admin to do so everything just flowed.

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

    • Wasn't really given much training except company induction training.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • They said I've been excellent but haven't yet said anything about a future job.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • There's been some trips to the pub and playing games in the office in the evenings.

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

    • Stayed with my parents in Milton Keynes and commuted to Cambridge so quite cheep for me. Although petrol and car costs were expensive.

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

    • I'm not interested in nightlife so I didn't even investigate it.

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

    • Not as a part time employee although seems there's more opportunity for full time.

    2/5
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Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Science

East of England

September 2012

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