Summer Placement Student Review

by Rolls-Royce

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

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

    • 4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Really enjoyed the work but I felt I could have been given more one to one guidance at the beginning of my placement

    2/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

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

    • By then end of my placement I was responsible for completing my own project before I left, allowed to set my own milestones.

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

    • 5/5

    The Company

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

    • Really friendly office although not a huge amount of activities going on after work hours

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

    • Really well organised, always knew what department I was working for and had options on the sort of work I wanted to do

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

    • I got some training but I was only there for the summer so had limited time to take out for training

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

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

    • They seemed very positive about my chances of working for them again but I will have to go through the normal application process

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Other summer students were really friendly and we spent alot of time together

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

    • 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?

    • There didn't seem to be that many other than the sports and social club

    2/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering

East Midlands

November 2013

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