Automotive Engineer Review

by bp

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • The environment is relaxed, but real work and responsibility were given in the first week. The team helped a lot to let me familiarise with the works which are new to me.

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

    • My contribution to the data processor was incorporated in the new version and is also used in other engineers' test cells. At the end of internship I hand over my jobs to other engineer and I really feel like I was taking charge during my time here.

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

    • The manager was very helpful to me. But as I was very new to this working environment I did need some more help when I first started.

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

    • Due to a part failure and delayed despatch of the failed part, there was a lack of work to me. I was looking for things to do sometimes but my manager did help to identify some research based work while the rig was out of order.

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

    • The work I did directly contributed to the report sent to customers; the updates I made to data processor were utilised immediately and passed to other engineers.

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

    • This will be a very good starting point for one of my module in the coming year in university. This is my first time to really operate something that I have learned in textbook so this is meaningful to me.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Hardworking but relaxed.

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

    • There are well-defined mid-term goals and practical things to do on a daily basis, so this is very well-organised. But the unexpected failure of the test rig did disrupt my internship, and sometime I did find there is a lack of work to do.

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

    • The company invited me on a VBA programming training course given by an external expert training service provider, this is of great help to me and I used this skill to contribute right after the training.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

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

    • Very appealing. The company is a giant and is operating in many countries in many areas, so I can have whatever experience I want inside the company.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Other interns are friendly. Colleagues are all very kind and offered great help when needed.

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

    • Living in city centre does cost some money - about 30% of wage.

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

    • Reading has good nightlife but just I never participated - I enjoy gaming more than any other events lol.

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

    • Thursday football every week.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Automotive Engineering, Engineering

South East

September 2017

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