Mechanical Engineering Review

by Diamond Light Source

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

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

    • Fantastic Opportunity, very good company.

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

    • I felt I was part of the team.

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

    • Was given excellent support by my supervisor, was more of a mentor than a supervisor.

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

    • Always had a task on hand.

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

    • Not much responsibility, the research carried out depended on how dedicated I was to the project.

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

    • It will benefit me to make me a more complete engineer, I was not taught a module on heat transfer at university and now I am capable with dealing with engineering problems to do with heat transfer.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Friendly Atmosphere. Good work ethic, not too distracting.

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

    • Very Organised. Meeting were always on time, project tasks were well explained, equipment was always readily available if needed.

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

    • They invested a lot of time in personal training, they got us to do presentation training, poster training, public engagement training and finally present our project with a presentation and poster once we finalised.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

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

    • Very, the work they do is very interesting.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • All interns made an effort to meet up with each other after work.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It wasn't too expensive, diamond organised places for where we could live for cheap rent and little commute time.

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

    • It was good. There were two near by towns that had good nightlife Reading and Oxford.

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

    • Yes, there was a football club and a Yoga club that you could get involved with.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

September 2017

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