Environment and Sustainable Development Year in Industry

by Network Rail

Rating

4.3/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    3.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • Working with environment and sustainability team. Attending meetings, writing reports, sending emails, going on site, etc.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • General professional skills (presentation skills, written and verbal communications skills, time management skills)

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • Yes. I have been able to input into some big projects (e.g., government reports)

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • Plenty. I receive support from my line manager, my host manager, teams leads, and other placement students.

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • Really welcoming and friendly atmosphere.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • Very much so.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 5/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Network Rail

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Network Rail to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Network Rail

    • Be yourself. Research the company in advance. Make sure you have examples of your biggest industry relevant achievements (e.g., if you're applying to a sustainability placement, what are you're biggest sustainability achievements).

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Details

Placement Year (10 Months+)

Transportation

South East

November 2021

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