Service Engineer Review

by Cummins

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.5
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Had alot of work to do. Was always interesting and covered a wide range of different component groups and failure modes

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • Our department was very close and there was always a high moral within the group with alot of banter.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • To start off I was given alot of support but towards the middle and end of the placement I was left to work and only given guidance when I asked for it

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Always busy, I had lots of projects and failures to work on.

    5/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I was given alot of responsibility. I had to lead my own projects and was given an engine group to ook after.

    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 skills developed will help me within any work environment. The mentality and procedures have given me an insight into how a company works

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Always had a good laugh good bunch of people to work with

    5/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Very well organised within the department

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Went of service techician traing course

    5/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    5/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Things sound promising as to a job afte my final year

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Yes we all got on very well

    5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Lived near home with a family member

    5/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Fairly poor but can travel to get a good night

    2/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Lots there is alot going on within company

    5/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

West Midlands

July 2013


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