It was a really enjoyable experience and prepared me well for a job in the future I would recommend this placement to any budding civil engineers to understand what they will be undertaking on a day to day basis and to make sure it suits them I learnt s
Very happy overall with the opportunities provided regarding my technical project work and career development Ive enjoyed various experiences and trips such as STEM involvement trips to depots BTP Scunthorpe Steel Factory Eastleigh Electrical Cont
As with any internship the work could have been more challenging I was lucky with regards to my team and it is a welcoming and friendly place to work However I think my main issue was simply that the work itself was sparse and frequently very low leve
I really enjoyed working with Network Rail because the company is so big so you can find out a lot during your internship There are regular trips out of the office for away days and site visits so it helps to give you an idea of the scale of the work th
I enjoyed my work placement very much The atmosphere of the office was very welcoming and friendly as well as being engaged in the work I was given People were always happy for me to ask questions about the company or to help me in my project easy acc
I was given many opportunities to expand my knowledge and experiences in all aspects of the railway Much of the work I was given was in interesting projects that intrigued me but the work was sometimes quite dull and not challenging enough
I enjoyed it to a great extent I feel that I have really gained a lot from the internship during my time at Network Rail and have seen a real boost to my personal and professional development
Very nuturing enviroment You dont have to be the smartest person just the most enthusiastic and willing to learn to be good at this job Everything is taught while being on the job and you grow within the team Theres many oppotunities to venture to oth
I have been enjoying my work placement at Network Rail quite a bit at times since the staff I have had exposure with have been nothing but pleasant for the most part and have light hearted humour My manager and I also have a good work relationship wi
Good balance of onsite work and work in office I enjoyed the aspect of learning on the job When I first joined the company everyone was very friendly and welcoming The placement always ranged with different activities and a range of courses were avail
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement year The placement year enabled me to take what I had learned in my first two years at university and put into practice in an enterprise Every day during my placement I was learning new skills and improving on my curren
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement year at network rail More than I thought I would
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement and working at Network Rail Ive enjoyed it enough to return as a graduate
I very much enjoyed my time at Network Rail Even as a student I was entrusted with many responsibilities and I was able to take a lot of good experiences and learning from these responsibilities which is what every placement student hopes for
The placement proved useful as an insight into what it is like working for a large corporation however due to the size of Network Rail my opportunity to participate in a wide variety of projects was rather limited Network Rail as the client managers
I was given the opportunity to get involved with multimillion pound projects from day 1 to truly make a difference Every team I worked with treated me as one of them and I never felt like just a student
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
On the whole it was a beneficial experience I hadnt worked full time before I took this role and I learned what its like to work with a large diverse team on a daily basis I learned that the business has a wide range of functions which all impact each
At the beginning of my placement I absolutely hated it as I felt it hard to fit into the office lifestyle What didnt help was the lack of face to face interaction with my host manager It took 5 months to get my first face to face with him but as soon
