Vacation Student Review

by Costain

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.7
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • Fun, informative and inspiring.

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

    • As the placement went on colleges built up my confidence as well as the confidence to set myself with tasks which held increasing responsibility.

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

    • Everyone was happy to give up time to explain new concepts and make sure the task at hand was understood.

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

    • Duties varied day to day dependent on the number of issues that cropped up during the day.

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

    • As my level of training and competency had to be built upon while i was n the placement, my responsibility was gradually placed upon myself as I became more aware of my role within the team.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Invaluable practical skills where taught as well as seeing first hand how the theory learnt at university applies to real life problems.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The banter was great.

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

    • To start off with it was unclear what my role within the team would be. However the placement was well structured to give me a clear overview of the different teams involved with running the whole project broadening my experience with all aspects of a construction project.

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

    • The company where willing to cover experiences for any relevant training needed to complete the job.

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

    • Company Car

    Financial Bonus
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • The company has expanded it's order form massively in the past 12 months forboding good job opportunities in the future.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Not applicable as on the project I was placed, I was the only placement student.

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

    • Food cheap, getting to social areas more expensive.

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

    • Different, thoroughly entertaining.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • .

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Civil Engineering, Property Development, Customer Service, Engineering, PR & Communications

Yorkshire and Humberside

August 2013

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