Product Management Placement Student Review

by Cummins

Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Product management is a cross-functional department, so I have gotten to work with people across the organisation as well as on various projects. My day-to-day tasks involve: conducting competitive analysis, evaluating data sets (e.g. product cost breakdown), creating product presentations and product announcements, assisting with pricing, assisting with the maintenance of product health metrics


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have improved my self-confidence, analytical skills, decision-making, time management and prioritisation. Also, with Cummins being a global company and my colleagues being all over the world, my resourcefulness and ability to come up with creative solutions myself have certainly improved too. Furthermore, I have gained market insight and technological knowledge on gensets, engines etc over the course of my placement.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • During the first month, I had mostly training sessions, so I didn't naturally have much responsibility back then. However, as I have gone through my placement and showed my capabilities, I have kept getting more and more responsibility. The good thing though is that my manager or colleagues have been always there for me whenever I needed advice or had some questions.


  • 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?
  • I had lots of training sessions and get-to-know meetings during my first month. Later, when I started properly working, I have always been given support/guidance from my manager or colleagues whenever I needed it. I have never gotten told off when I needed help - everyone has always been super welcoming and willing to help. Also, there is an opportunity to enroll in training sessions on multiple things throughout the year.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Cummins has an amazing culture, and everyone truly lives by its values. People are always friendly, willing to help/answer any questions, strive for excellence, and most importantly caring! I have never experienced a situation when I needed any guidance and was told 'no'. Also, the other amazing thing about Cummins is its corporate responsibility projects which show how Cummins is a really caring and people-oriented company.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

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

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

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

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I have had an absolutely great placement experience! My manager & the team are incredibly friendly, caring and knowledgeable people from whom I have had many opportunities to learn and welcomed me to Cummins quickly. There are many opportunities which I had a chance to join in terms of work but also social. I have also enjoyed the flexibility and diversity of my workload.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

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

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
  • Don't be shy; it's really ok to ask questions or ask for help when needed, and just be yourself!


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Placement (10 Months+)

Marketing, Automotive Engineering, Business Management

South East

June 2022


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