Placement Year Review at British Sugar

The Role

Role Description

Project work involved
Energy reporting
Comissionning
Process analysis

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

There was a range of interesting projects to work on

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Mixed response

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Some supervisors really went out of their way to help me

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 4/10

Could get a little stressful with the workload at times!

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Large input into projects

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Good balance of technical and soft management skills learnt

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Some days were quite quiet

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Previous students organised good handovers

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Several training courses completed e.g. combustion awareness

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

• Subsidised Canteen
• Company Parties/Events

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Depends on overall placement performance

Other Information

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Average

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Fair

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

★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Quite poor!

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Organised events with other placement students

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?

A driving license is esential

Review 5/5 for British Sugar

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