Applications Engineer Review

by National Instruments

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • A really good placement year and gave me experience in a wide range of activities. You Learn all about the LabVIEW programming platform and how that is helping engineers across the world. This Placement had very little differences to someone working full time and gave the best experience for working as a graduate.

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

    • The interns within the company made up a large percentage of the people at the company and we involved with many of the events and programs going on.

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

    • There were always channels of support open so the no problem was allowed to stagnate. You knew where to go for help and you sometimes became the go to person if you had experience in some of the products which NI Sell.

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

    • There was never a day where you were left not knowing what to do. you had time to work as well as self teach yourself in any spare time you found.

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

    • As mentioned previously there was very little difference between a intern and a graduate working within the company. Interns were are valued and once experienced enough would be involved with all parts of what NI do

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

    • There a lot of different skills which i have learnt and i look at taking these on to use in my final year at university. the start of my placement was 8 weeks of solid training which some companies would be paying thousands of pounds for. This training and the experience gained can be taken and used in all sorts of companies. You also do lots of teaching and presenting in addition to other soft skills.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • There was never a dull day and with the office having a large percentage of interns there was always fun to be had. The company maintained a work hard play hard policy.

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

    • from the opening day there was a plan laid out of what you would be doing through the training period and then into the real work. There was other events and projects planned for the interns throughout the year so organisation was good.

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

    • The initial training was approximately 8K + There was also the chance to do a certification which is a recognised qualification in LabVIEW

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

    • Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • There is the potential to come and work for the company after this placement. Its not something I have decided on.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • There is always something happening so there is usually a chance to meet up with people and have a good time outside of work.

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

    • I go to uni in Guildford so costs are quite high. I found that the prices in the area were good.

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

    • Newbury is small and the night life wasn't great but Reading and London are more than accessible

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

    • there was a lot of charity events as well as different work events which NI was involved in so there was chance to get involved in activities. there was also football which was played on a weekly basis

    5/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

South West

June 2013

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