Summer Student Review

by Atkins

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.2
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • Good selection of work to due, some quite challenging, some straightforward (if a little monotonous), and some frustrating when things went wrong for no apparent reason. Overall good though.

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

    • Most close work colleagues made me feel well valued, though my line manager was only working in the office one day a week, so not such a great connection there.

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

    • Help was gratefully received, and quickly given by not just managers, but by all work colleagues.

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

    • Sometimes the lack of a line manager in the office kept me a little underutilised, for example when computer simulations were running in the background.

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

    • Given a significant project to work on, real life application and almost complete responsibility over my bit of the project

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

    • Not many new skills learnt but helpfull development of current skills learned at university as well as on previous placements.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Good office to work in, occasionally a little bit too cold. But very friendly, cakes being brought in to celebrate birthdays etc

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

    • Very well set up, induction and the first couple of days ran very smoothly and pre placement email contact was clear and concise

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

    • All the training that i required was provided for me

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Will probably work for them again

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Lively undergrad and postgrad community, with socials organised as well as lunch break table football games and frisbee throw arounds. The grads are very welcoming

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

    • Average costs

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • I didnt live in the city centre so as expected, no nightlife nearby

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • A good sports and social club runs, organizing many trips and activities. There were also regular grad socials to take part in. I also went along to a local frisbee teams training sessions which were good fun

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Engineering

July 2014

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