Planning and Control Summer Intern Review

by Rolls-Royce

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • Boss made an effort to make the placement enjoyable and gave me a chance to focus on areas that interested me particularly. Had the chance to go on many tours of the facilities to increase understanding which was engaging and enjoyable

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

    • All colleagues were friendly and helpful and also sought help from me throughout my time. Were willing to explain anything both relevant to my work or to improve understanding.

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

    • Very supportive with regular feedback, help and guidance. Close work with my manager who would use my work in wider applications as well as allowing me to present it to others who needed anything I had worked on.

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

    • Periods that were more or less busy but always able to keep busy without ever feeling out of my depth.

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

    • Responsible of various on going projects, both minor and with an international impact so had a chance to advance my responsibilities throughout the placement.

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

    • Really helpful for CV and future career aspirations as well as in my future studies as I had a great insight into operations in a large company.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Sociable and chatty. Working environment but without needing to always be at your desk constantly.

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

    • Clear objectives, feedback and an understanding of how progress to future careers would work. Some problems around the changing of graduate schemes but it was handled very well. Had a careers consultant who I could speak to about progress onto the graduate programme.

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

    • Good training online and chance to develop my own skills, both presenting to and training employees at many levels within the organisation.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Financial Bonus

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

    • Excellent visibility of how to progress to the graduate scheme and able to join the graduate scheme (with a bonus for completing internship and converting to the graduate scheme) without any further interview.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

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

    • Not bad and certainly left pay to enjoy other activities with, Bristol is pretty reasonable.

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

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

    • 4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

South West

September 2013

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