Placement Year Review at E.ON UK

The Role

Role Description

To support the engineers within the team with their day to day jobs. Involved admin jobs and travel bookings as well as general office based tasks

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

I really enjoyed working with the rest of the team

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

I really enjoyed working with the rest of the team and was made to feel welcome

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

I was given the support to complete university assignments

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

The main aspect of my job was based around working with the contractors so my work load depended on theirs so there were times when I was really busy and others when I was asking for extra jobs to do

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

My responsibility was the document control for the team so I had to ensure that this was completed to a suitable degree and on time

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Working with engineers made the office lively!

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

When I first joined I create some targets/objectives for my time with the company and these were reviewed every 6 months. I also had weekly meetings with my line manager

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

• Company Parties/Events

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I've already been assessed for the graduate scheme at E.ON

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

We had team building nights out and when something went well.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I lived at home with my parents and on nights out stopped with colleagues who lived nearby.

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

There wasnt anything really nearby the power station so nights out were in Nottingham

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Events such as games of rounders and football were organised by colleagues

Review 15/22 for E.ON UK

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