Student qs Review

by Costain

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Rating

2.4/5
  • The Role
    2.8
  • The Company
    2.7
  • The Culture
    1.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • It was a useful insight to what my future work will be like and it also provided me with information I can use in my university course

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • The were very friendly and nice people, they were very busy though so found it hard to give me work that I would be capable of doing on my own

    2/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • They were very helpful when I needed it

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Some days I didn't get work to do, just because people were so busy

    1/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I was inexperienced so I understand why I wasn't given much responsibility

    2/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • They have proved to be useful

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Very friendly and busy

    5/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • No real structure to it

    1/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • The project and office was to busy so couldn't really provide me with much development or teaching

    3/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Travel loan

    2/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I understand when I actually work with them full time I will be much more busy but during my placement there was some days where I was given no work

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Not sure

    3/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • I lived at home and didn't spend any social time with colleagues

    3/5

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

    1/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Not for me as I wasn't there long enough

    1/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Engineering

North West

November 2017


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