Manufacturing Engineering Intern Review

by JLR

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • Good fun, learned loads, lots of opportunity to see what all the different departments do

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

    • Given a fair amount of responsibility and was treated as a team member from the first day

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

    • Managers made sure that there was always something for me to do and are always happy to help

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

    • Days were usually lined up with things to do

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

    • Was given parts of projects that even the managers were working on

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

    • The skills I have developed will definitely be very useful to go on into industry after university

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Great bunch of people always joking around but still getting work done

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

    • Slightly slow start in the first week but things picked up very quickly

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

    • I was given access to the companies training facilities which were good to use

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

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

    • Very interested in coming back and exploring more of the company before deciding which department to go for

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Lots of events were organised in the student digs we stayed at

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

    • Pretty good value for money

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

    • I didn't live in the area I worked in

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

    • Worked just outside Birmingham so lots to do in the city centre

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Engineering, Logistics and Operations, Manufacturing, Automotive Engineering

West Midlands

July 2014

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