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Job Title: Industrial Placement

Overall Rated 7.4

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

The Role

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

Rated 8/10

Did get the chance to practise some of the skills learnt in school and also did learn a lot of new skills (e.g. management, technical , IT etc)

2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
★★★★★★★★★

Rated 9/10

We worked together very well and my work was appreciated by them, sometimes we did go for social activitites together.

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

Rated 5/10

I always had a clear direction of what I wanted to achieve and how by consulting experienced people.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I was always occupied because I had many tasks to be taken care of everyday but I was able to manage and prioritise them to make sure I was doing the right thing at the right time

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

Rated 9/10

In one of my project for example, I was part of a team to investigate a health & safety issue occurred on a plant machinery. My job was to retrieve and analyse a wide range of data and then to report back to the team during meeting, and then the team will discuss and decide what next steps to be taken based on my findings.

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

Rated 10/10

Some of the skills that I have picked up will be useful for me either in my final year or in my future career for example project management skills, numerical and analytical skills etc.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I was in an open plan office and there were a few people in the office who always joke, although I find it distracting when I was concentrating on my analysis.

8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

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

Rated 7/10

We were given quite a lot of training which could benifits us and our jobs. We could sign up for any sort of training as long as the training is justified for our job.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?
★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

  • Flexi Time
  • Subsidised Canteen
  • Company Parties/Events
11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Other Information

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

Rated 9/10

Quite a lot of social events had been organised for all the placement students througout the placement year and we had a lot of fun.

13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

I lived in the student area therefore there were quite a lot of students offers you could get. You could also meet a lot of people ny joining clubs available to the community such as sailing, cycling, etc

14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Activities available such as kite boarding, canoeing , camping, sailing, etc and also some charity activities as well.

Final Average Overall Review Ratings

Calculated by combining the answers in each section.

  • The Role Overall

    ★★★★★★★★☆☆
  • The Organisation Overall

    ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
  • Everything Else Overall

    ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

The final verdict…

On average, this placement student rated Corus Group with a 7.4 star rating average.

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Review 33/34 for Corus Group

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