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Job Title: Project Engineer

Overall Rated 7.3

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

The Role

Role Description

Working on projects that are currently being undertaken within the company.

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

Rated 8/10

Thoroughly enjoyed my placement felt involved in some really worhtwhile work

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

Rated 8/10

Felt really valued by my colleagues and enjoyed getting involved in the social activities

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

Rated 7/10

Good guidance but maybe would have liked a bit more feedback to how I was doing over my placement, maybe some sort of 2 weekly review would have been good.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

A good balance, if there wasn't much work to do on my projects I was always able to get involved in other sectors of the company to see the type of work they do.

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

Rated 7/10

Good levels of responsibility as I was given involvement with liaising with clients and other vital parts of the project.

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

Developed skills from both a technical perspective and business skills so therefore felt the placement was very worthwhile from this point of view.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Got on well with all my colleagues.

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

Rated 7/10

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

Rated 7/10

Good investment in giving me skills for the future in whatever company I work with.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

  • Flexi Time
  • Subsidised Canteen
  • Subsidised/Company Gym
  • National Travel
  • Company Parties/Events
11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Other Information

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

Rated 9/10

Very good made some good friends in the process.

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

Rated 3/10

Fairly expensive to socialise around Chester area, but did enjoy a couple of nights out.

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

Rated 7/10

Good nights out.

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

Rated 8/10

Lots of opportunities to go on nights out with colleagues.

Final Average Overall Review Ratings

Calculated by combining the answers in each section.

  • The Role Overall

    ★★★★★★★★☆☆
  • The Organisation Overall

    ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
  • Everything Else Overall

    ★★★★★★★☆☆☆

The final verdict…

On average, this intern student rated E.ON UK with a 7.3 star rating average.

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Review 10/22 for E.ON UK

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