Summer Placement Student Review

by Atkins

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • Was very interesting and there is often opportunity to get seconded even within the time frame of a summer placement such as mine, however there were times when I was under loaded with work.

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

    • Everyone was very welcoming and happy to explain things

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

    • Line manager kept well up to date with what I was up to and my Discipline Lead frequently checked in with me as well.

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

    • Generally was more bored than I was hoping, seemed to a be a general problem with underloading new starters at Atkins.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Less than I would've hoped, but the work was nearly always relevent to my degree course and wasn't just making tea or filing at any point.

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

    • Excellent in terms of networking, transferable general skills and technical competency skills. Well worth doing.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • At the Atkins office there was a large pool of people so was generally quite quiet, but at the secondment I got put on the office was smaller and more friendly.

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

    • There wasn't enough work to fill the 37.5 hours a week, and maybe a bit more prior organisation would've alleviated that. However my secondment was very well organised.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Was given a lot of free training that was worth doing, was very impressed with this aspect.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

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

    • Very good, expanding a lot in the Energy sector at the minute and their graduate programmes are good.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes, the graduate community was friendly and a few socials happened during my time of only 11 weeks so has a fairly good social scene generaly

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

    • Bristol is an expensive area, but it is also very good for student aged people as there is a lot to do.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Liked Bristol a lot, having never visited before and having had to move

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

    • Well organised Sport & Social Club.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Chemical Engineering

South West

August 2014

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