I&C Engineer Review

by EDF Energy

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • Globally I really appreciated my internship and I will recommend it to others school mates in France.

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

    • My colleagues was very welcoming and helpful. Whenever I had a question they were there to answer.

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

    • Before each task I had a kick off meeting or a pre-job brief to make sure I understood what I will perform.

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

    • I firstly started trying to understand the context of the project I am working on. And then

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

    • I performed a two months internship, so the level of responsibility couldn't be very relevant.

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

    • Thanks to this internship I had a glimpse of a different working culture in a company abroad. Its require to understand the context before starting each task. Working in an industrial company with an international dimension has been very instructive from the point of view of learning business life.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • In the office some people don't have an allocated desk. So they used to "hot desk", I was among the "hot desker". I really enjoyed because each week you meet others colleagues from different team.

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

    • The company have a good process for welcoming new starter. I had just few issues with my IT access in the beginning.

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

    • The company provides several e-learning and induction for new starter. I really enjoyed that self-leaning process.

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

    • National Travel
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • N/A

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • I met several intern which was very helpful because they were there before me. They gave me the right advice to perform easily my internship.

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

    • For me the cost of living was not so expensive as student. People were open mind.

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

    • I felt safer during the Nightlife in the area I worked for.

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

    • Yes plenty.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Engineering

South West

August 2018

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