Industrial Placement Review

by Rolls-Royce

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • very different to teh work I do at univertiy, very useful experiance for the future

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

    • I went from being the inexperianced intern to a specilist in the field I was working in

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

    • My line manager sits behind me and helped whenever I asked for it, or whenever he felt he should add something

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

    • I enjoy being kept busy so I thought this placemnt was good for obvious reasons

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

    • I was running my own research project setting up meetings, visiting sites and giving prenstations to chiefs of departments

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

    • very good experiance in how a company works and operates. the placment was VERY different to the university lifestyle

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • the atmosphere was fairly laid back however the majority of the staff were somewhat older than me

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

    • very well, although there was a fair ammount of IT faff at the beginning. but I think that's fairly expected with such a large comapny which is also working in defence

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

    • not a great deal, however I do know of some interns that went on numerous training courses.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • 99% of interns get offered a graduate job, however I'm reapplying for the leadership scheme that they run and you can't apply for both

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • yes there were an number of interns around (30 ish) however I didn't live in Bristol so I didn't always go out with them

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

    • bristol is fairly cheap if you know where to go out

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

    • Bristol is a very large city and has a very good nightlife. loads of places to go!

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

    • the interns set up different activities: mountain biking, basketball, underwater hockey (:s) etc... plenty of oppertunties to do things out there if that's what you want

    4/5
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Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering

South West

April 2014

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