Customer Support Engineer Review

by Cummins

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • I enjoyed it very much, Cummins is the best company that i have ever worked for. They invest in their employees and placement students receive the same treatment.

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

    • I have always felt vauled as i have been given responsibility to control my own work and on projects. i have been included and involved in many projects

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

    • my manager gives me freedom to manage my own work, and provides me with support when it is needed

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

    • i always had things to do and never really had a point where there was nothing for me to do. as the year progressed i got progressively busier

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

    • i have been given quite a lot of responsibility with my job, my manager gave me freedom to manage it how i wanted and he provided me with support when needed

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

    • i have much more technical knowledge and this will aid me in my future career. i have learnt how to stucture my work and day so that i am clear what i have to do and when i need to do it

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • very good atmosphere, everyone was always quite busy but had no issue in helping you out if you encountered a problem

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

    • my placement was more of an actual job so did not require much organising, my manager gave me freedom to experience other departments if i wanted.

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

    • i was taken out on jobs and trusted on large and important projects. we also where supplied with student development modules to develop skills of all sorts

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

    • Flexi Time

    National Travel

    Financial Bonus
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • there are many employment opportunities. some of which have the potential of being exciting as you may be exposed to new technologies and products

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • we had a very good social group in cummins, the placement students worked together on many things

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

    • quite cheap

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • there was some nightlife, dont set your expectations too high

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • yes depending on where you looked and what your interested in there where planty of things to get involved in

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

North East

March 2018

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