Flow Assurance Summer Intern Review

by Atkins

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Rating

4.5/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

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

    • Loved it! Gained a lot of insight into various challenges faced by the team and how to overcome them. Learned alot of new terminology and ways of tackling a problem. Had alot of computer savvy software to learn which was very enjoyable.

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

    • Very welcoming and friendly bunch.

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

    • Everyone was very helpful if ever I came across difficulties

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

    • Really good balance of work, always had something to do.

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

    • Was given responsibility to write a detailed evaluation for a new piece of software as well as training for various flow assurance challenges.

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

    • Gained exposure and training for many different types and pieces of software. Learned a great deal about problematic scenarios faced in real life environments and how to simulate these.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Relaxed and friendly working environment with everyone doing their job yet did not make you feel intimidated to ask them for help.

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

    • Well organised: I got alot of training from various members of the team and using various pieces of software. I had a clear project to work on after the training was completed, only hiccup was with some program installation difficulties...nothing major.

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

    • Went to alot of effort to include in training opportunities and gain exposure to many different areas/aspects of flow assurance

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

    • Subsidised/Company Gym

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

    • I think Atkins would be a great place to work should one get the chance as a graduate

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • An initiation to the team social gathering at the local boozer to welcome everyone as well as many social events / social sports events being available to join in.

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

    • It's Aberdeen so... as to be expected

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

    • Pretty good

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

    • Countless corporate sports events to get involved in as well as a team activity day and graduate social events

    5/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Scotland

July 2014

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