Placement Year Review at Costain

The Role

Role Description

Helping setting out projects, quality control on site. Delivery management. Promoting and checking health and safety throughout the life cycle of a project.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Felt completely settled within the business

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Every colleague came across easily approachable and always interested in helping me.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

I was given frequent feedback on my performance and help when i needed it it.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

I always had work to complete but i rarely felt overwhelmed with the workloads.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I was given individual projects but also the opportunity to shadow my supervisor

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

I feel my professional attitude to my development has certainly increased due to my placement. My confidence and knowledge of the industry has also seen big improvements.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Always busy, everyone had a laugh with each other whilst getting the work done at the same time

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

The HR team were extremely informative

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Costain have a fantastic training scheme to develop their young engineers to chartership status

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

• Sports and Social Club
• Company Parties/Events
• Healthcare/Dental

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I am sponsored by Costain and would love the opportunity to work for them when I graduate

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

It was a great way to get to know the team outside of the working environment.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

I lived in Nottingham city center therefore the cost of rent etc was slightly higher than living out of the city, however some of this rent was subsidised by Costain.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Nights out were really good, a great way to relax.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I attended training opportunities, social nights out and the company football club.

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?

I would certainly recommend Costain as a great company to make it easy to adapt to a working environment.

Review 29/31 for Costain

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