Manufacturing Engineering Summer Internship Review

by Rolls-Royce

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • People were great always ready to help, which was good considering I would only be there for 10 weeks and didn't know very much

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

    • I felt very valued by colleagues throughout the internship

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

    • Always willing to help to help out and saw if I was bored and got me doing something

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

    • Most of the time there was stuff to do although there were some days I didn't really have anything to do.

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

    • Probably as much as possible as I wasn't an engineer and I was only there for 10 weeks

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

    • Great for communication skills and very useful in general

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Good laugh around the office

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

    • Wasn't really organised properly beforehand but they had a strong idea of what they wanted me to do so was good enough.

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

    • A lot of time was invested by engineers to teach me about the various processes at the firm.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home

    Healthcare/Dental

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

    • If you're an engineer it's absolutely terrific! If you're not it's more difficult to make a real impact but there are lots of choices and needed within the company.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Social scene was good. I was living at home so wasn't so great for me so my advice is to live in the uni halls no matter what if you want a good social life!

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

    • Pretty Cheap

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

    • One good night club rest were kind of meh

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Lots of opportunities some are not really suitable for young interns however.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Engineering, Logistics and Operations

East Midlands

September 2014

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