Industrial Placement Review

by Costain

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

Rating

2.9/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    2.9
  • The Culture
    1.8

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • It was good, giving me a varied view of the company (as I was lucky enough to work at two/three projects during my time with them).

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • Being largely autonomous reduced the amount of contact I would have otherwise had with colleagues.

    4/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • As the work I was doing (software development) was outside of the skillset of those around me (engineers), the guidance available to me with respect to my work was very limited.

    2/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Being autonomous, the balance of work was at my own pace.

    5/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • Given that I was a Computer Science student working in an engineering environment the work I did was largely autonomous.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Used a fair number of programming libraries/languages that I hadn't much used previously. Also completed a 3 day first-aid course during my placement.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Pretty quiet aside from the air-con unit (was a small office ~8 people), occasional discussions about unrelated topics. Also lots of mention about needing a radio.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • I was supposed to spend my placement at one location, however this became not possible so I moved to a different location at very short notice and spent the duration of my placement living out of hotels (paid for by expenses).

    2/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • I received a 3-day first aid at work course, however I was told this was because the company would otherwise be fined for not sending enough people on them after booking them or something similar.

    3/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • National Travel

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • They provide many opportunities for people within the engineering sector, however they are only starting to enter the area of internal software development so it is still at the early stages. Personally I would prefer more structure with that regard.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Being wales, everything is so far apart, makes things harder without a vehicle.

    2/5

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

    3/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Rhyl being a rundown holiday town, you can probably guess.

    3/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • 0/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science, Science

Wales

August 2013


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