Placement Year Review at GE Aviation

The Role

Role Description

Responsible for assisting engineers with day-to-day work. Expect mulitude of mini tasks and projects to keep you occupied.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Enjoyed it very much due to great balance of work and also social aspects with colleagues.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Felt very valued, from day one was made to feel part of the team and helped to integrate quickly.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I was given excellent support from 2 company mentors. They oversaw my progress on projects and day-to-day work providing help when required. They also chartered progress through appraisals.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

I had a good balance. On some occasions I had to stay late to finish work but only out of choice. I was given a great variety of tasks to keep me busy.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Great deal of trust shown from an early stage through mini-projects and tasks for team members.

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

Significantly developed team ethic, communication and interpersonal skills. Also built up confidence presenting project findings/results to teams.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Good, friendly atmosphere.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Well organised generally. Some aspects like training came too late into the Internship and were irrelevant at that point.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Company ran training sessions for us. I also got expenses paid work experience to a customer to help develop my customer liason.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

• Subsidised Canteen
• Subsidised/Company Gym

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Very good prospects through graduate schemes. I also was sponsored by the company for the remainder of my studies.

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Large number of interns all the same age. Always organising something for the weekends like a meal, go-karting, night out, cinema, quad biking etc.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Pretty standard student rents and socialising costs same.

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Lived in Cardiff so always had a good night out (at the weekends).

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Got involved in recruitment fairs, charity fundraising and charity work as well as social football every week.

Review 10/10 for GE Aviation

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