Research and Development Placement Review

by Caterpillar

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • First experience of working properly in Engineering, but enjoyed it!

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

    • Even the little things I was given to do were useful

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

    • Any questions were answered pretty rapidly

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

    • Always something to do, even if I had to go looking for wee things to do

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

    • Important customer facing stuff as well as development engineer-y stuff that I ran solo with support from senior engineers when things went slightly pear-shaped

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

    • Lots of useful things, including discovering interest in something I'd disliked at uni

    4/5

    The Company

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

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

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

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

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

    • 4/5

    The Culture

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

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

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

    • 0/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • 4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Market Research, Mechanical Engineering

East Midlands

June 2013

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