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Overall, I did not enjoy my placement very much. Over the year, there was very little work at all that I enjoyed doing and the placement did not meet any of my expectations at all; I expected far more of a technical element having applied for an "Electron...
I thoroughly enjoyed my year in industry with Network Rail. My year was made up of 3 rotations, all of which offered project based work which was challenging and engaging at the same time. I was very surprised by the level of work that I was involved in a...
My time at Network Rail has been up and down. It took a while for me to integrate into what department I wanted to work in. This lead to the beginning months being very slow, unmotivating and did not challenge me. However, once I began to find my feet an...
I had a great time during my placement - this was mainly due to the people. The work was not overtly interesting if I am truly honest, but I was able to see many high level projects, and spend time in various departments seeing how they interlocked and wh...
Overall I have enjoyed my placement at Network Rail. There is a great balance between challenges within my role as well as many opportunities outside my role to get involved in. At times, like any jobs, there are peaks and troughs with the work, but there...
My time on the placement has been fantastic. Every week there have been different activities for me to get involved with, and I was given responsibility straight from the off. Work was always challenging, yet I was never left to struggle on my own, there ...
I have thoroughly enjoyed my placement so far, as I have been given opportunity to take responsibility over my own work and have fitted well within the team.
Overall, I really enjoyed my placement year. It was my first full-time office job, having previously experienced office work through a few weeks of work experience, with my last permanent role being in retail- a very different environment. I've learnt...
I have thoroughly enjoyed my time on placement. Most of the work was interesting and challenging, but I especially enjoyed the additional activities I was able to get involved in as part of the graduate scheme, including organising a safety day for a prim...
I thoroughly enjoyed my Placement at Network Rail, I worked as a HR Placement and I always had some work to do. I worked in three different areas within the HR function to ensure that I was gaining as much experience as possible. Doing this also kept me o...
I thoroughly enjoyed working for Network Rail. I was working with the London North Western (LNW) route placed within the Structures team, see figure 1. The route runs from Euston to the Scottish borders and consists of 4,500 miles of track and is the busi...
My placement with Network Rail was genuinely a great experience. From the jobs I was given to the support I had from my mentor, I valued my time with the company. My team also made me feel welcome from the very beginning and were happy to answer quires I ...
I fully enjoyed my placement mainly due to my team, as they were extremely welcoming and really keen for me to get involved in some of the projected they were working on straightaway which made me feel very valued.
I really enjoyed my placement. It was a perfect insight into the world of work and I could not have wished for a more balanced, responsible and proactive role in a fast-growing company and industry.
Overall I did enjoy the placement. The staff at the company are all extremely friendly and there was plenty of opportunity to socialise with everyone after work playing football and squash. The work was interesting and varied which made it more enjoyable....
Enjoyed my time working for the company. I felt very welcomed by my colleagues and individuals in work who were all great to work with
I enjoyed working with Network Rail immensely. The work is really varied day to day, which meant it was always interesting. Being on the internship also meant we went around to the different areas of the business and different teams and gained an insight ...
