Development Engineering Intern Review

by Rolls-Royce

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • It was a good all round experience. I was able to carry out some tasks that would be done on a daily basis in by department as well as learn a bit more about the company in general.

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

    • I felt valued and that the work I was doing was useful for them as well as for me as part of a learning experience.

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

    • I had a supervisor who I could ask questions whenever I needed help. Everyone else was also very happy to help when I asked.

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

    • I was kept busy by asking for additional work whenever I was waiting for responses from other people to continue my original tasks.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given a good amount of responsibility for my level and the amount of time I was at the company.

    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 learnt a lot about the department I was in and how to communicate with different people which will be useful for the last year of my uni and any job I take on in the future. I also received very good constructive feedback on areas for improvement.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • People were friendly and easy to talk to. My own role involved talking to different people so I was able to move around and made it more interesting.

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

    • I thought the focus of the internship was very appropriately set - allowing us to contribute to the work of the company whilst making sure we had a good overall experience by allowing us to be involved in as many different activities as possible. The assessments and feedback were also very useful.

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

    • If there were any relevant training talks occurring, I was encouraged to participate and the development programme structure was appropriate for the internship.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised/Company Gym

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

    • The graduate program seems to be an ideal post-uni employment opportunity and I feel that my line manager will appropriately present me for that.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Being located in halls allowed us to talk to other summer interns in other parts of the company and made it easy to socialise with everyone.

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

    • Coming from London, cost of living was much lower.

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

    • Coming from London, I found Derby to be much less vibrant but being in halls with the other interns helped to find people to go out with.

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

    • Yes and the linked in group was a good way to find out about activities that other interns were going to be doing.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

East Midlands

September 2014

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