R&D and Service Placement Review

by Focusrite

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.7
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • I thoroughly enjoyed my placement at Focusrite. It gave me insight into the entire industry and how products were put together from start to finish. I was trusted to carry out responsibilities largely unsupervised and really felt like I made a contribution to the company. It was so good I came back to work full-time after graduating.

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

    • One of the great things about Focusrite is that it does feel like family. I made some improvements to the ways Focusrite did things while on placement and was thanked for my efforts.

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

    • I was highly supported by my manager / supervisor while on placement. I was always given help where I needed it and if I didn't understand technical issues they would always be explained to me.

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

    • It is alwasy busy at Focusrite. The company was growing while I was on placement and still is now. It means there's plenty of opportunities on placement to get involved.

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

    • I had lots of responsibilities while on placement - everything from repairing customer's units to building prototypes for new R&D products.

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

    • So much of what I learned on placement still benefits me now. The degree studies gave me a good background knowledge but placement is where I learnt to apply that knowledge in a useful way.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • There's a great atmosphere in the office. You can often hear music being played, people using our products and everyone is very friendly.

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

    • My placement was a new one that year so there was an element of defining what the role did as the year went by.

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

    • Most of the training was done informally by other colleagues throughout the year.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I'm working there now. There's ex placement students at most levels in the company from Director down to Junior Engineers.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • It was really good fun!

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

    • It wasn't too bad but that was a while ago.

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

    • There's plenty to do around High Wycombe and the surrounding area.

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

    • There's a few social groups organised from within work and there's plenty of local clubs and groups in the surrounding area.

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

East of England

October 2018

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