Accountant Review

I thoroughly enjoyed my time working at Caterpillar Inc. I enjoyed the job and felt that I gained invaluable experience throughout the course of my placement year. A big positive with the placement was that the work varied throughout the year and as my knowledge increased I was given more difficult work to carry out which meant that I was continuously developing. It was also a very fun and friendly office based environment.

I felt very valued by my colleagues and that the work that I carried out for them was appreciated. I was never treated as just a 'placement student' but part of the team.

I was given good support throughout my placement. My manager was always on hand to answer any questions I had and in her absence I would be able to ask another manager for guidance. Furthermore I had weekly 1-2-1 meetings with my manager which allowed me to address any issues I may have had as well as discuss my progress and future tasks/work.

I believe that I had a great balance in my workload, I was very rarely 'bored' within my role. I always had sufficient work to carry out, sometimes I would have to put on extra hours to complete certain tasks but this was not excessive and given that I enjoyed my job I did not mind doing so.

I was given a good amount of responsibility at CAT. Once I had developed my skillset and had the ability to take on more challenging work I was given new tasks and projects to work on. I also had key roles within some facility wide projects which helped to develop my confidence working with management from different departments as well as my own. I felt that the work I carried out was making a difference which is important when completing a placement year.

The skills I developed on placement directly correlate to my degree subject and allowed me to apply theory I had learnt within an academic context practically within the working environment. I feel far more prepared going into my 4th year as well as for starting a job after university.

Friendly, Fun and professional environment.

The placement was well organised, HR were always good in contacting me or replying to questions.

I was sent on courses to improve my skills as well as online training courses. I found a 2-day advanced excel course to be particularly helpful. The company was always keen to help develop my skillset.

I would rejoin Caterpillar within the future, I feel there is good scope for a successful career.

At first there wasn't much introduction between placements and graduates but when we met we did go out etc.

Well priced.

The nightlife in leicester is really good

There are so many clubs you could join around leciester, e.g sports teams etc