Tunnelling Scholarship Studnet Review

by Atkins

This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.

Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    3.6
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • Different from being on-site as my previous experience, but good to understand the office environment.

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

    • Invited on every occassion for drinks and food

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

    • Open door plicy was good to speak freely when I needed to for advice etc.

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

    • I was kept fairly busy, but this is also up to the person and their own work pace

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Givien enough responsibility for my duration and position within the company

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

    • good contacts, understanding of professionalism

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Not stressful and could have a laugh without worry

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Due to the project I was working on and stage within the project. Hard to organise pre employment. Tasks given on a week to week basis

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

    • Internal training opportunities promoted to myslef. Graduate training one of the best companies for this discipline.

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

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

    • if you make a good impression as I did on whatever work is given to you, your employer will know you are a team contributor no matter what the work involves to get the overall goal complete.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Went out for drinks when all summer students got together for presentation day.

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

    • Expensive, centre of london.

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

    • I stayed out of london but the few nights I did go out, was brilliant!

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Not offered to me within the 8 weeks I was there.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2013

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