Facilities Placement Student Review
by Cummins
Rating
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Skills
3.8
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Responsibilities
3.0
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Support & Guidance
3.5
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Culture
3.5
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Your Impressions
3.0
- 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 Cummins
- 7. Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
Overview
My role is to help out the Facilities department. This consist of helping/running projects, filing and issuing jobs, helping out with asset registers and documents. I have been given my own projects that I have to manage, raise purchase orders and deal with contractors for and I also have given a hand on other projects. I issue jobs to contractors on site and I help out with the spreadsheets containing asset information.
Skills
I have improved my time management skills. This is because i have had to create deadlines for myself and also had to meet deadlines from other people. My communication skills have improved as i have had to learnt o communicate in different ways. Whether that be in a professional tone or a more informal tone. I have improved my IT skills the most - the use of excel, documents and basic IT applications.
Responsibilities
I have been given responsibility here and there. Some tasks hold more responsibility than others such as raising orders and being given a project to do. I feel it has been the right balance.
Support & Guidance
I have received a good amount of guidance. I can ask various people for help and most times receive feedback. I can also expect to be shown tasks before they expect me to complete them.
Culture
The company culture and atmosphere is great. Very welcoming, polite and kind atmosphere. This atmosphere definitely reflects the wider business values of Cummins. The culture of the company focuses on employee welfare and diversity. I feel that's what they care about.
Your Impressions
I will finish my placement in September but as of yet i am enjoying it. I enjoy the people, the role and knowing I am adding valuable experience to my CV. However, I am struggling sometimes to adapt to the working life as I have been at university for 2 years. I am enjoying my placement but also experience some lows as anyone would in a full time role.
Yes
My advice would be be yourself, apply yourself and if you don't feel you have the correct experience then go and get it. Overall Cummins is a great employer and you would enjoy it very much.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Management
North West
May 2023
