Summer Student - Rail M&E Review

by Atkins

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • The only times that I didn't enjoy were those when I was very short of work to do. However, these weren't very often.

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

    • It was definitely a good place to work.

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

    • My manager was always very helpful when I had a question.

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

    • It varied. Some days were very busy and others not. But as it was such a large office with different disciplines working together, I would go and seek more work if I had ran out, usually without a problem.

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

    • Most tasks didn't involve a lot of responsibility. For example, I would be asked to draw out someone's design instead of having an input into the design. However some of what I did contributed towards a design. An example would be some calculations of electrical loads.

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

    • Although I would have liked more design experience, I think I picked up lots of skills that come with spending some time at a large engineering company. These I can carry through into things such as university design projects and organizing my time and studies.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • It was a friendly environment.

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

    • Because of the nature of the work my team carried out, with regular deadlines etc., my manager wasn't really able to give me a large piece of work that would last me a few weeks. I've heard from other people who had internships at other companies that they had a large project for themselves to work on throughout their internship. Instead, I was given many small tasks which varied in length from 30 mins to a week.

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

    • I was often invited to CAD tutorials by my manager which I went to to pick up some CAD skills.

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

    • Flexi Time

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

    • As they're a huge design consultancy, there are many industries to choose from. You're bound to find one for you.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • The office had lots of graduate/apprentices working there, which was really good as a placement student.

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

    • Stayed at home while I was there so I'm not sure on the cost of living. I think the pubs/bars charged fairly standard prices.

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

    • Haven't been out in York before.

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

    • There were regular do's to go to for things like people retiring. There was also a day at the races for the office which I couldn't attend. In terms of sports etc., I didn't hear of any while I was there.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Civil Engineering, Engineering

Yorkshire and Humberside

September 2013

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