Quality & Strategy Management Placement Student Review

by Nissan UK

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

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

    • Good company and department. Opportunities to try different things.

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

    • Great team, treated like any other employee and not as a placement student.

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

    • Given clear instructions and given help when needed. Mentor was very approachable and always willing to help.

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

    • My role varied from day to day. At the beginning of the year I found I had a lot of spare time but by the end of placement I always had something to do.

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

    • Given a lot of responsibility and given real tasks to do. Trusted by the team to complete tasks for higher levels.

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

    • Not yet back to uni but I have learned a lot of useful skills that should help me in my final years.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Good office to work in. Can have a laugh with department but also knew when to get my head down and work.

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

    • It was up to me to let my managers know what I wante from the year, they could then work around this and try and help me experience everything I had asked for.

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

    • Not a lot of emphasis given to make Industrial Placements do training or work on development plans however they were supportive when I took the time to create my own using their templates.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Have been able to see other offices and other departments and make connections. This also allowed me to learn about different roles I may be interested in.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Huge number of placements / grads with a specific commity to organise sports and social events just for them. There was also a sports and social commity for the whole company. Within my department it was also encouraged to organise/take part in social events such as dinners and nights out.

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

    • Plenty of properties to rent, rent fairly cheap. I lived in the centre of town so was easy to go out, and go shopping etc. Cheap rent for where I lived.

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

    • Lots of different areas with restruants, bars and clubs.

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

    • There are lots of different activities to take part in, especially sports.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

July 2014

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