Placement Student Review

by Nissan UK

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • I have really enjoyed my time at Nissan and I feel that what I have learnt will benefit me in my final year at university.

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

    • I felt valued my colleagues and I was never left out of anything that could have benefitted me.

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

    • It sit next to my supervisor so it was easy to ask him questions if I ever needed help with anything.

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

    • This can vary from month to month, depending on how challenging tasks can be.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • A colleague and I were for maintaining an important application that Nissan use to send data to NML (Nissan's Japan Office)

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

    • Project management skills will benefit me as one of my modules in my final year at university is 'Project Management'

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone in the office is very friendly and easy to talk to.

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

    • There were times at the beginning where a lot of placement students here weren't given much work to do, however that has now changed.

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

    • My supervisor/colleagues provided training to help me to understand certain applications they were using.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday

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

    • Very. If you have done a placement at Nissan and you want to apply for the graduate scheme, you do not have to attend the assessment centre and you go straight to the interview stage of the process. If you manage to get on the graduate scheme, you're pretty much guaranteed a job at Nissan after being on the scheme for 2yrs+

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes. We regularly organized social nights involving people in our team (night out in town/pubs/clubs etc.). We also organized a big outing at Christmas (meal/drinks) that was paid for by the company :)

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

    • During university term time, the bars in Sunderland offer really good promotions on drinks e.g. some drinks are only £1

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

    • Sunderland has quite a good night life, particularly during university term time as many of the bars in town offer promotions on drinks etc.

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

    • Not particulary

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Science

North East

June 2016

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