Environmental Safety Engineer Review

by EDF Energy

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Rating

3.1/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    2.0

    The Role

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

    • Good experience with very helpful and welcoming people.

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

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

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

    • I could only work on 1 project at a time, which sometimes gave me too much time to get bored.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I worked on my project just like the others engineers, making decisions and giving my oppinion.

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

    • Project management experience is always priceless!

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Good atmosphere, but my office laked a little bit of young people.

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

    • Quite well organised. I can for 1 first mission, and they asked me on which type of other projects I would like to work, as I was finishing the previous one.

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

    • I went to few training courses.

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

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

    • It was a great place to work.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Good atmosphere between fellow placement students, even if we were not numerous.

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

    • The work place was away from the city, so needed a car to comute...which take an importnt part out of the wage. Luckily, it was possible to find some car pools.

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

    • I didn't stay in the closest city as it was mostly families and workers

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

    • Can't remember any.

    1/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Environmental Science

Scotland

January 2013

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