Undergraduate Trainee Review

by JLR

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • Good experience

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Given responsibility and open tasks to complete

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Supervisor support has been very good

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • There were times when work has been slow but on the whole has been good.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Given a real piece of work to get on with, similar responsibility to the graduates.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Not a huge amount of academic skills gained but a lot of the other core business skills such as communication and project management have been developed.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Really good team atmosphere

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Bit of a shaky start but has been well organised since.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Trained to be able to do my role, not much otherwise.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Working from home
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Good opportunity to get a graduate job.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Lived with other undergrads and regularly saw another set of undergrads.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Leamington is fairly expensive

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Good for a fairly small town.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Lots of things in the local area

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Engineering, Automotive Engineering

East Midlands

July 2014

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