Placement Engineer Review

by Telesoft Technologies

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Rating

2.9/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.1
  • The Culture
    1.3

    The Role

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

    • The Placement gave experience in a real work environment and allowed me to enhance my skills to a professional level.

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

    • I was treated as an equal member of the team.

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

    • I was provided with guidance and able to ask my fellow collages questions in their areas of expertise.

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

    • This ranged with the intensity of the project, some days there would be little to do and other days you would be swarmed with work.

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

    • I was treated as an equal member of the team and given the same level of responsibility.

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

    • The research practices and methods I learned at Telesoft have come in very handy when researching material for my final year dissertation.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Generally quite but talking and socializing was not discouraged.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The overall experience was good, I got much more out of it than I had expected from a placement.

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

    • I was given training in my key work areas.

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

    • Company Parties/Events

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

    • Great, I will be going back next year on their graduate program.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • This was minimal, although a few of us would meet up on occasion and go out for the night.

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • The immediate area was expensive and anti-social, I would recommend living in Bournemouth or Poole and commuting.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • The nightlife consisted of a few local pubs.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Not that I was aware of.

    2/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South West

November 2012

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