Planning Engineer Review

by Vauxhall

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • Huge variety in work, was great to find out what I enjoy doing best

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

    • very much so, was given real responibilty within the team

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

    • Managers helped where neccessary but also allowed enough space to learn by doing

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

    • The work varied depending on project work, but there was never a dull moment

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

    • Given real projects that directly impacted production

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

    • The skills where mainly based around project managment and people skills rather rather then technical engineering. But they are still very important skills to develop

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Alot of work gets done but in a relaxed way . Everyones gets on well and helps each other.

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

    • Organisation was good, I was allocated specific projects as and when they arose

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

    • Two academic courses, each one a week long. As well as a day long AA safe driving course to drive fleet vehicles

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

    • Subsidised/Company Gym

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • There is no official graduate scheme which is dissapointing. Jobs are only offered based on perminant possitions arising. Jobs based on your competencies are not neccissarily available.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Reasonlably. But alot of undergrads lived at home, so they went out with their own freinds from back home.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Standard. Could live of a typical student budget

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

    • Reasonable. Chester is a good night out

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

    • Some, We played football once every two weeks if most undergrads were available.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering, Manufacturing

North West

June 2015

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