student site engineer Review

by Costain

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • Great experiance, got on really well with everybody and was given some responsibility over the placement period.

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

    • They trusted me to go out onsite and set out. Took part in sports activities such as football and other team building occasions and got to know the team really well.

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

    • everybody was keen to teach and guide you through the placeement.

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

    • Although there were some quiet days, generally i was kept really busy and given plenty of tasks that i could get on with in my own time.

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

    • considering i'd just completed my first year at university, it was nice that they let me manage a subcontractor. i ended up looking after 3 gangs of 4 men, plus the foreman for several 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?

    • helps you see what they're teaching at university is relevant to onsite. Sure my surveying modules will benefit!! The skills actually learnt onsite will however be useful for my future career.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • friendly and full of good banter

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

    • HR was abit disorganised at the start, but the setup improved as the placeement continued.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • as a sponsered student they invest both time and money into my training throughout the year.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home

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

    • again as a sposored student the job is garunteed at the end as long as i continue to perform on these summer placeements and obtain a 2:1

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • no other placement students on this project, however i went out for dinner with the graduates on the scheme and also with other memebers of the project.

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

    • not bad at all

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

    • went for one wild night out with the costain staff in sheffield

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

    • the staff played football and i even challanged a few members of the team to a game of squash.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

East Midlands

August 2015

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