Undergraduate trainee engineer Review

by JLR

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.4
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • Really friendly environment and enjoyable projects.

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

    • Everyone was highly motivated and helpful

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

    • Mostly I was given instructions and then just got on with what I was doing, support was always there when required from a variety of sources.

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

    • Could have had more work without being too much.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Didn't feel like if I didn't turn up to work it would really affect the business at all.

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Not so much for my degree, but a lot of valuable and transferable skills for when I start work.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Lots of banter.

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

    • A few bugs which left me with little to do, otherwise well organised.

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

    • I was given a lot of opportunity to grow as an individual with no other benefit to the company.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Financial Bonus
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Definitely interested in a graduate job.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • The other interns and new grad students were really friendly, played football and rugby together and socialised a lot.

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

    • Pretty cheap.

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

    • Liverpool.

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

    • Plenty of sports around.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Engineering, Manufacturing

North West

July 2014

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