Control and Instrumentation Engineer (Summer student) Review

by Atkins

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Rating

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

    The Role

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

    • Learnt a lot and met some great people

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

    • Treated as an equal.

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

    • On a regular basis via my manager and graduate engineer

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

    • Most of the time

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

    • More responsibility towards the end, Work was supervised

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

    • Lot of technical and presentation skills learnt.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Friendly and warm with a bit of banter

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

    • Somethings seemed a bit haphazard in terms of what work tasks were assigned to me but overall generally well.

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

    • A great deal.

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

    • Flexi Time

    National Travel

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

    • Lots of business areas within the company to work in. Potential for working abroad also as the business is international.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Somewhat. I played football with my colleagues a couple of times.

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

    • My city Glasgow was fairly cheap in terms of rent and socializing

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

    • The city was sometimes busy and lively at night

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

    • Played football with my colleagues

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Scotland

September 2014

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