Placement Review at Rolls-Royce

The Role

Role Description

I worked in the Thermal & Fluids department on a research project, which I lead myself with my own deadlines. I had to give numberous presentations and towards the end of the project I got two more small projects that I had to head up at the smae time. One was a trade stude that involved contacting people all over the company and the other was a liasion position where I was the head liason between us and Cranfield university on a project they were running.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

very different to teh work I do at univertiy, very useful experiance for the future

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

I went from being the inexperianced intern to a specilist in the field I was working in

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

My line manager sits behind me and helped whenever I asked for it, or whenever he felt he should add something

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

I enjoy being kept busy so I thought this placemnt was good for obvious reasons

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I was running my own research project setting up meetings, visiting sites and giving prenstations to chiefs of departments

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

very good experiance in how a company works and operates. the placment was VERY different to the university lifestyle

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

the atmosphere was fairly laid back however the majority of the staff were somewhat older than me

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

very well, although there was a fair ammount of IT faff at the beginning. but I think that's fairly expected with such a large comapny which is also working in defence

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

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

not a great deal, however I do know of some interns that went on numerous training courses.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

• Flexi Time
• Subsidised Canteen
• Subsidised/Company Gym

11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

99% of interns get offered a graduate job, however I'm reapplying for the leadership scheme that they run and you can't apply for both

Other Information

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

yes there were an number of interns around (30 ish) however I didn't live in Bristol so I didn't always go out with them

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

bristol is fairly cheap if you know where to go out

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Bristol is a very large city and has a very good nightlife. loads of places to go!

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

the interns set up different activities: mountain biking, basketball, underwater hockey (:s) etc... plenty of oppertunties to do things out there if that's what you want

In addition to these questions, is there any extra information you would like to leave about your experiences on your work placement that other students may be interested in?

good pay!

Review 83/94 for Rolls-Royce

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