Student Engineer Review
by Cummins
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.9
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The Company
3.6
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The Culture
4.1
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
As a summary - the placement was very insightful and enjoyable. The work held a level of responsibility which made me feel valued, and all my colleagues were approachable and helpful.
I felt valued in that I was given responsibility for work and the atmosphere of the office meant that everyone was respectful and friendly.
Although my manager was very supportive and friendly, he/she was very often caught up in meetings. I was given the majority of my work from my manager, but not enough to fully fill my time so had to take the initiative to ask for and find work from other people. I was also sat on a desk quite far away from my manager and direct team so ended up approaching other people for support which I felt was more taxing on them as they may not have felt it was their responsibility. However everyone was very supportive and happy to help.
Had lots of work to do, lots of project work, but also was given enough time to complete training packages and take enough time to get things right.
Lots. Not too much that it made me stress too badly, but had a good level of responsibility running small projects.
Learned lots of skills. The general overview of how to progress large engineering projects was really interesting. Also got a really good feel for how work flows through the different departments.
The Company
Good. Very friendly but often fairly quiet. People respect each others work so don't interrupt each other too much but people will talk when they are interacted with.
It took a while to get access to certain things and for me to get a laptop to work on and it didn't feel like specific work had been set up for me to complete. But I was quick to get my own desk, personal protection equipment etc.
I was offered lots of online training packages, and some on-site training sessions.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Company Car
Subsidised/Company Gym
National Travel
International Travel
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Above 25 days holiday
Working from home
Healthcare from home
Healthcare/Dental
Travel loan
I was offered the chance to return for another placement in between my studies.
The Culture
Lots of students on the site. Played football twice a week with people from work. Saw lots of other students on nights out.
Fairly cheap - North East prices.
Darlington has a couple of clubs and a few late bars. A bit of a mix of rough and ready places as well as slightly more expensive bars. Newcastle fairly easy on the train.
Yes - sports and social club - played football twice a week.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
North East
September 2014
