Rating
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Skills
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Responsibilities
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Support & Guidance
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Culture
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Your Impressions
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Jacobs Douwe Egberts
- 7. Would you recommend Jacobs Douwe Egberts to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Overview
Designing, planning, and carrying out a range of different experiments. Researching past work done in my field . Meetings with other associates to aid research and socialise my own findings. My time is split roughly 60 % carrying out experiments and 40% planning those experiments, writing up findings etc.
Skills
I have learnt how to roast coffee on a variety of different coffee roasters. I have also been trained on a variety of pieces of analytical equipment. My presentation skills and confidence have improved dramatically. I have developed my skills around project planning and management, seeing a significant difference between now and the beginning of the placement. My confidence and knowledge around designing experiments has improved over the course of the year.
Responsibilities
I was given a lot of responsibility. I was surprised at the beginning of my placement as to the amount of responsibility the company was giving to a new intern. I was given a new project and was largely left up to my own devices to plan and execute this. Guidance and support was however there if needed. I took that responsibility in my stride and felt I have delivered for the company.
Support & Guidance
I received a lot of support and guidance throughout the year. There was always someone available to talk problems and issues with. I was part of a close knit team who often would help each other out on different projects lending a hand in the lab, or suggestions for directions to take a project
Culture
Having not experienced many other companies like this it is hard for me to compare. However I would say the general atmosphere is on the whole quite relaxed. Having it been a year of lockdown's it has been harder than most other years to get a full picture of the culture. There are plenty of diversity and inclusion events however.
Your Impressions
I have really enjoyed my placement. i have been working on really interesting topics that I have been able to take leading roles in. I have had a great team around me, who have offered help and guidance. I would definitely like to come back to work for JDE after my final year of Uni
Yes
I would definitely apply to JDE. They give a great opportunity to work on interesting project and develop as a working professional. There are typically a lot of intern roles, so there is a great community of other interns to socialise with, which is nice. You feel like a values and respected part of the company.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Science, Chemical Engineering
South East
May 2021