Placement Year Review at Airbus UK

The Role

Role Description

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

It was a great experience but overall I feel I could have learnt more and been given more responsibility.

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Most people appreciated the work you did for them although I think not everybody valued the interns for what they could actually do.

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

I never had any form of review of performance and was often left in the dark about meetings etc but I knew my manager was there to answer questions if I had any.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Most of the time there was very little to do and so I would find things to do myself like make improvements to files. Certain days in the month were fairly busy.

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

There was certain responsibility in creating some reports and sending them out.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

I have learnt a lot about myself and how to work in a big business, also how to fill time when there isn't much to do. In addition, I taught myself to be very skilled on excel and using macro's through excel and visual basic. Overall it was a very worthwhile experience.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Everybody tended to keep themselves to themselves and you could go whole days without being spoken to at all.

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

The organisation of the internship wasn't great, the company could get a lot more out of their interns with a bit of thought and organisation. If more time and support was given to organise the interns better it would be better for the intern and the company.

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

There wasn't any formal training involved in the role, however towards the end I was sent on an interesting course alongside people from the shop-floor.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

• Flexi Time
• Subsidised/Company Gym

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

I think other further roles within the company could be extremely interesting.

Other Information

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

There wasn't really any social outings with the other interns, we tried to organise a few outings but nothing ever came of it.

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Chester is more expensive than other areas around but worth the money you pay.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Chester is a great city with lots of excellent pubs!!

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Nothing much while I was there but I am aware of outside events that others have been involved with.

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?

Doing a placement has been an excellent experience and I would recommend it to anybody. You get out of it what you put into it and you should make the most of every opportunity you get.

Review 11/11 for Airbus UK

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