Summer Placement Student Review

by Atkins

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • I enjoyed it a lot

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

    • Good relationship and enough work provided

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

    • Given work and knew what to do - natural escalation of work also

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

    • Relatively busy some days and very some other days

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

    • Half of a project team so a lot of responsibility

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

    • Not so much skills that are practially related to degree but general skills and skills that will help with other placements or work experiences

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Very friendly and relaxed although still professional

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

    • Well organised as was a very normal occurance for the company

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • A few

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would like a future job with them and there is plenty of encouragement for further work placements

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Brilliant! We all are really good friends and went out together often

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

    • Same town as my university so accomodation already arranged but relatively affordable

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Same town as my university so knew the best nightlife spots, very good and a wide enoguh variety for all people

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

    • Lots of sports clubs for boys and lots of company/office social events

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

South West

August 2013

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