Industrial Placement Student Engineer Review

by Atkins

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Rating

2.5/5
  • The Role
    3.0
  • The Company
    2.5
  • The Culture
    1.9

    The Role

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

    • While the company itself is good to work for the moral within Water and Environment is woefully lacking, this is down to what many see as poor pay for the amount of work they do. The staff are very friendly however, and the work can be varied and interesting.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • All staff are very friendly and made an effort to make me feel like i was part of the team

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

    • Again very good support when it came to learning about their software, however managment could at times be stretched to thin leaving you with no guidence and therefore unable to progress your work

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

    • Either no work or far to much. Not managed well. This could be down to managment being overworked and not having time to delgate work due to them being to busy to get their own work done

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • took responsibility for modelling teams in Bangalore and CAD teams in a remote office

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

    • Management imporved ten fold as did my own ability to work independently, however my engineer skills did not increase as a large part of engineering is now all computer modelled

    2/5

    The Company

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

    • Moral was very low and most staff do not feel valued or listened to by management, saying this many of them never spoke up about it. I found i was listened to and enjoyed a good relationship with management. In my year here I have seen 100 people made redundant due to their offices not turning a profit (fair enough really) and 3 people leave for greener pastures.

    1/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • most of the time good sometime to hit and miss.

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

    • Not a whole lot.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Only if I get into the management scheme. No chance as an engineer.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Only met 3 others and they were dull and did nothing

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Lived in bath. So very pricy, nearly as bad as some areas in London.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Bristol nice and cheap and bath very expensive so have to find the best oppertunity.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yeah, just couldn't afford them

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Customer Service, Engineering, Management Consulting, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering

South West

June 2014

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