Undergraduate Engineer - CME Review

by JLR

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.6
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • Enjoying my placement a lot - I wouldn't know if it was a "10/10 Best Job Ever" though...

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

    • My mentor has said to me that I'm helping a lot during this particularly busy time, dealing with numerous contractors/jobs by myself.

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

    • Managers, Supervisors & Mentor are all very helpful, they see it as an opportunity for my career alongside the work I'm doing for JLR, allowing me a lot of room to pick a project that I suits me best.

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

    • Things undoubtedly get busy when something happens, and always work to do - with both project work expected by the company & actual work expected by the department.

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

    • Set a good amount of responsibility, which I like to think I dealt with well, I certainly wasn't "10/10 Running the Show" - that's ridiculous.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I've not finished yet, but I can tell that the skills I've developed so far will be most useful in a number of situations, communicating and gaining valuable experience in real life engineering - I have been using very little of my university education here, except to understand how something works.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Most people in the office were very nice and helpful, and knew how/when to have a laugh.

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

    • It was the first year that the Halewood Factory took interns, and the first year of manufacturing interns through-out the company, so it wasn't organised amazingly, but there was a Facebook group setup for the interns to get in touch with each other.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Training is quite expensive but I did a couple things here and there - There seems to be a lot of training when on the Grad Scheme, and you have a bigger commitment to the company, rather than just a 3 month placement

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

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • The company seem happy to offer a return placement and future Grad Scheme provided that my managers think I did well.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were 5 interns at the Halewood Factory and we all did things together every other weekend atleast, and played football/rugby through the week.

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

    • Liverpool is cheaper than living in most cities down south, I was living with my brother so I paid him rent.

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

    • It's good, but didn't have too much opportunity to experience it with other commitments. It depends if you live in the centre, Halewood is about a 20-30 minute drive from the city. Taxis are cheap enough

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

    • I played 7-a-side football with various Graduates/Colleagues on a Tuesday

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

North West

August 2014

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