Environmental Placement Student Review

by Cummins

Rating

3.3/5
  • Skills
    3.8
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    3.5
  • Culture
    3.3
  • Your Impressions
    2.7

    Overview

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

    • Daily checks of all equipment that pose an environmental risk. Working on projects to save the site money and help it become more sustainable. Work with data and on projects that lead the site closer towards the Planet 2030/50 goals set out by corporate.

    Skills

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

    • Developed professional skills such as data analysis, reporting, and presenting. Developed personal skills with my confidence, teamwork, and adaptability to new and ever-changing situations in the workplace.

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

    • 3/5
  • 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?

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

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

    • I was given specific projects to work on but was never a project leader. I enjoyed the responsibility I was given but would have liked more long-term projects to work on. Project work will always be good for students to be involved in.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

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

    • There was more guidance and support from colleagues rather than my manager. My manager rarely gave me a lot of work so it was up to me to find work from my colleagues to fill my time and thus the support from them was most helpful.

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

    • 2/5
  • 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?

    • It was a nice place to work. Colleagues were able to chat regularly and have funny times alongside the professional element of the job. I enjoyed coming to work and talking to people. Opportunities for sport and meet-ups outside of work too.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

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

    • 3/5
  • 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?

    • I enjoyed my placement. I was able to learn skills and gain valuable experience for a career in the environmental sector which is what i wanted. I was able to make friends with my team and live in a new area which I would never have come to.

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

    • 3/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 3/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins

    • 2/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins

    • Research the company before applying and bring knowledge on those initiatives to the interview. Try and implement yourself as early as possible to get the best chance of being involved in projects or you wont be included in them.

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Environmental Science

East Midlands

June 2023

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