Improvement engineer Review

by British Sugar

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Rating

1.8/5
  • The Role
    1.8
  • The Company
    1.6
  • The Culture
    2.1

    The Role

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

    • 2 Social aspects with the other placement students were very enjoyable but the work environment was not.

    0/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • 2 Frequently asked what I was actually meant to be doing for my job and often my boss could not answer this question well

    0/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My line manger was too busy to see me regularly. Often not even on site.

    0/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • I managed my time effective and proactively managed to fill most days.

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

    • I feel I was given a lot of responsibility with project management.

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

    • I did learn a number of transferable skills I will be taking and applying again.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Often negative but some laughs. Often not feeling that included.

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Fairly loose organisation but due to the loose scope of work being done.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Not a great deal was done except for utilising existing training material.

    1/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

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

    • Not the type of job for me.

    1/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes, by fair the best part of the year

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

    • Expensive for student living but a nice area.

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

    • Very quite but we still had fun

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

    • Weekly football was fun but stopped due to lack of numbers.

    2/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

East of England

November 2012

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