Systems Engineer Review

by Thales

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Rating

2.9/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    2.7
  • The Culture
    1.8

    The Role

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

    • Good variety of work and projects that I was involved with

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

    • Few of the main people I worked with were friendly and talkative with me

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

    • Lots of support and answers to questions

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

    • Never really bored, some days were incredibly busy but I was never swamped

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

    • Fair amount of responsibility, was given projects to work on solo which I completed and learned a lot from

    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 now want to get into career for Hardware/Systems Engineering and not Software Engineering

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Relaxed office

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Seemed very flaky initially, wasn't assigned a buddy and my job description was very vague. The way I was paid and the fact I was set as a "contractor" rather than an employee caused very large confusion as I wasn't paid the same in terms of sick/holiday days. The office took over and sorted everything for me in terms of work and learning. Apart from the first few weeks and the way I was paid it was fine.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Apart from colleagues showing me the ropes, I was never sent on any training courses or given the opportunity to do so

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

    • Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    Above 25 days holiday
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • It was a very good experience to work at Thales and I would certainly consider working with them again.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Very low communication between other interns, the Graduates seemed to have it better. Managed to get involved with some graduate social scenes but they seemed to fizzle out fairly quickly.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Very expensive. House rent was barely covered by my wage and restaurants/bars were expensive.

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

    • Few bars and 2 very mediocre clubs that were barely open. Very expensive nights out as well.

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

    • Not many at all. Graduates all seemed busy with their lives to do anything. Even if someone asked if people wanted to do stuff it was usually cancelled due to lack of interest which was a huge shame.

    2/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Science

South East

June 2013

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