Nuclear Enviornemntal Summer Intern Review

by Atkins

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    4.3

    The Role

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

    • Very enjoyable, everyone was very friendly and more than happy to help and chat about their work, or any problems I was having with my own. Given the time of year work was at a lull in the beginning but soon had projects to work on, including a very interesting site visit

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

    • Very much so! Everyone would take the time to speak to me and would get back to me with any questions raised as soon as possible.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • The nature of the consultancy is individual work with fall back support on your line and senior managers. That being said whenever issues were raised they were all more than happy to help.

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

    • The summer has been rather slow for packages of work, coupled with a large intake of graduates, meant that work at times was difficult to come by. That being said I did have projects to complete, two of which I got to handover to new starters on my leaving

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • As a summer intern you are never going to be running the show, but you were expected to listen to the brief and be responsible for delivering your work effectively and efficiently.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The independent learning, researching, report writing and personal skills will help me immensely in my course. It has given me a commercial understanding of the industry I will be going on into to study.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • It's a business office, people constantly taking calls, or having small informal meetings. That being said it was very relaxed and people are more than willing to have a laugh. Hot desking meant you constantly moved around and met new people.

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

    • The work set was largely driven by what projects the business unit had secured prior to arrival and any work your line manager had for you. I was lucky in the sense that I had a project to get on with that saw me through other lulls in the work.

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

    • I felt like they invested greatly, even though I was a summer placement student, they got me on training courses and site visits to power plants that will prove invaluable during my studies.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very appealing I have already accepted sponsorship for my degree and will be joining the firm as a grad in Sept 2016.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Atkins has a fantastic grad and summer internship social committee, organising trips away, as well as numerous parties and social events in Bristol.

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

    • Operate a cashless system where you load money onto your ID card. Food was good value for money and only had to pay a £10 joining fee to get discounts on all social events.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Bristol has a booming nightlife, loads of club and pubs to enjoy, as well as many restaurants to enjoy.

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

    • Lots of opportunity to get involved in outside work activities, particularly through the companies social committee.

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Environmental Science

South West

September 2015

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