Chemical Engineering Placement Student Review

by British Sugar

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Rating

3.1/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    2.6
  • The Culture
    2.6

    The Role

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

    • Challenging but was enjoyable, gained experience of working in a industrial environment.

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

    • Was treated well and taken seriously when working on projects/tasks with them.

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

    • Help was always provided when asked.

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

    • Varied depending on how many projects I was working on.

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

    • I was trusted with projects and responsibilities were given by members other than my line manager.

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

    • Have gained lots of academic and non-academic skills, specially communication and presentation skills.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Varied during campaign and maintenace period but generally pleasant.

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

    • Not greatly organised as there was no structure to what I will be doing when I began the placement year. sort of went with the flow.

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

    • Invested a large sum, examples include CI Yellow Belt training, Ryder Marsh and SIP team training.

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

    • Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events
    1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Few graduate positions are available, mainly engineering and shift manager roles. A person can quickly progress within the company with hard work.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes as there were various opportunities available to see placement student from other sites, such as during Specialist days.

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

    • Fairly cheap living and socialising in Kings Lynn.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Kings Lynn is fairly dull with only few nightclubs available.

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

    • No as most of the activities were available for guys.

    2/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Chemical Engineering

East Midlands

July 2013

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