VIC Project Engineer Review

by JLR

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • highly enjoyable. good department, great team, interesting work

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

    • Felt very valued by my colleagues/was asked my opinion and for advice

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

    • friendly and approachable supervisors/manager

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

    • lots of varied tasks and jobs, not just needless busy work but actually important roles

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

    • Was given an entire project to manage by myself

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

    • really useful insights into project development, many varied skills used

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • very friendly team with a fun atmosphere, but also serious and professional when it was necessary

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

    • nice induction day and well introduced to department by manager. enough work ready for me

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

    • invested in allowing me to learn and develop a project on my own, as well as providing online and taught courses on many subjects for personal or professional development through Catalyst system.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

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

    • really interesting to consider

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • live and work too far apart from others to really know, nothing organised through company

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

    • found really good deal to live near work, actually above a chip shop so yes cheap as chips is the correct expression!

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

    • lived too far away from anything like that, would need to motivate myself to do it

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

    • lived too far away from anything like that, would need to motivate myself to do it

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Systems Engineering, Product Design

West Midlands

July 2014

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