Quality intern Review
by Eaton
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.7
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The Company
4.3
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The Culture
4.4
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
I found working for Eaton a really enjoyable, the early starts compared with the first two years at university were simple as i looked forward to getting to work.
The quality team and the plant itself i felt (being the first intern at the site) would take extra time out to either help me, tutor me, explain something to me or just listen to my ideas and take them seiously.
My manager was there when ever i needed. We also had scheduled one on one meetings twice a week
I was project leading a lot of big projects so i personally found this fantastic. I enjoy being really busy so because of this i scored it a 10
As i said previously, i was project managing some serious quality initatives. I also came up with projects of my own which after presenting i managed to implement.
The placement year is designed in my opinion to develop and enhance as many tangable and intangable skills as possible be it excel, team working, leadership, presentaion... etc eaton allowed me to do this to a greater extent than i though possible
The Company
Like any business there is friction in the workplace. This was the same at eaton, however i noticed that people were alot more open about it and could talk through issues to reach an understanding. Saying this the general atmosphere was amazing, i felt right at home.
The placement team at Eaton put together a great intern schedule. We had i believe 8 different training sessions where we met up with the other Eaton interns. There was a real sense that the intern team were focused on all of us to give any help/advice to whoever needed it.
As i just mentioned, there were scheduled intern events where we developed skills such as presentaion, excel, and even some personal psycology.
Subsidised/Company Gym
National Travel
Company Parties/Events
Healthcare/Dental
Not a very good question as i would need to see a job offer to answer this. But eaton being the size that it is an operating in over 48 countries i would say pretty appealing
The Culture
I was the only intern on my site. So i would see the other interns on the training days. If an event laster two days we would all have food and drinks together.
Redditch was fairly cheap for rent. But as i played for the towns rugby 1st team the beer would add up a bit
I had a great year.
Yes there were. I competed in events for charity, played rugby for the town. Work would have football matches.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
West Midlands
November 2015
