Industrial Placement Engineer Review

by Atkins

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    4.3

    The Role

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

    • All enjoyable tasks in a very sociable and friendly office

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

    • From day one I was treated with the same respect and responsibility as a graduate engineer

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

    • Help was always there for when it was needed and the training required to complete projects was always given.

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

    • Fairly busy. There were odd weeks where I was waiting for a new project to start where it was less busy.

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

    • Same responsibility of a graduate engineer

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The organisations skills and time management will be greatly beneficial let a lone the engineering skills learnt during my placement

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • very young office so it was easy to talk to everyone.

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

    • Everything was ready for me from the first day. My line manager had my introduction and security clearance courses all ready.

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

    • Sent me on a few courses which were beneficial to my development

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

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

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

    • Very appealing. I worked quite a lot with a new graduate who had completed a year in industry 2 years ago, so they obviously hire previous year in industry students.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Went on a weekend away with 12 colleagues within the first month of the placement.

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

    • Derby is very cheap. Perfect!

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

    • It isn't very good but we went to nottingham a few times where one of the graduates lived which was only 30 mins away and was a very good night out

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

    • yeah socials and clubs including, golf, football, cricket badminton!

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Mechanical Engineering

East Midlands

October 2015

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