Industrial Placement Student Review

by Atkins

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Rating

2.9/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    2.0

    The Role

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

    • It was a great insight to building services as well as working for a large engineering consultancy firm which made it interesting at times therefore making it enjoyable. The placement wasn't so enjoyable when there wasnt much to do.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I believe my colleagues did value me pretty highly but having said that I wish more time was spent teaching me more so I could assist more in projects.

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

    • I had a number of different supervisors/ line managers and did always try to ensure i was up to speed with things providing guidance where needed.

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

    • It varied from day to day/project. Sometimes I had a lot to do and sometimes I had nothing to do. Overall it would of been good to have more work on a day to day basis.

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

    • On some projects I was given a fair amount of responsibility but never enough to stress about.

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

    • I developed a lot of skills whilst on placement. 95% of these skills were transferable skills such as Microsoft office, organisation, communication and project management.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • The general atmosphere was friendly whilst be pretty quiet considering the size of the office.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Throughout the year I had 3 different line managers which wasn't ideal but all of them were very helpful and approachable. The application and interview process was extremely organised and very professional,

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

    • I did work on a number of major projects and was expected to assist where possible to benefit me as well as the company.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I don't believe I will work in the same department but Atkins as a whole is pretty appealing to me as they work on all kinds of projects all around the world.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were a number of graduate level engineers that went to lunch together but there wasn't any schemes set in place for placement students.

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • As I lived back at my parents house for the year I can not comment on this.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • As I lived back at my parents house for the year I can not comment on this.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There was a few things that colleagues did such as play sport at lunch/after work but nothing set my the company itself.

    2/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

London

October 2015

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