Summer Student, W&E Review

by Atkins

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • I liked the variation in work each day/week and I enjoyed learning how to use different types of software.

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

    • Everyone is so friendly and made me feel very welcome, inviting me out for work lunches and to meeting with them.

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

    • They were great, giving me advice on university work, my dissertation, placements etc

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

    • It varied by day but I mostly always had work to do.

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

    • I was given reports and drawings to do that were sent to clients, I was in direct contact with other companies, emailing them and ringing them.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I learnt to use a lot of software that will be very useful in my degree, it has made me more competent in using the ones we have learnt to use in university

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone gets on well together, it is quite quiet at the minute though because there have been a few redundancies made recently.

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

    • I have stuff to be doing everyday from different people so work was well organised. Contacting colleagues before I started was easy.

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

    • They have sponsored me in a scholarship with the ICE, this is a great investment from them, helping me develop by giving me placements and helping me thought the year

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

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

    • It would be a great company to work for in the future. The other staff are all friendly, with this scholarship I hope to get a job with them when i graduate.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • I don't really spend anytime with other students in work.

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

    • I live here all the time so I'm just used to it, it just depends where you go to shop etc.

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

    • There are a lot of pubs and clubs in the area so very good.

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

    • I live here all year so I just carry on the normal activities like the gym and dancing

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Civil Engineering

Northern Ireland

July 2014

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