Industrial Placement Student Review

by Atkins

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

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

    • I worked on a range of projects that all had differing requirements so my day-to-day work always varied. I did lots of things from flood or utility risk assessments and report writing to CAD design work and information management.

    Skills

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

    • I have developed so many skills from working on many different projects, and always felt supported when I was unsure or new to something. My CAD and knowledge of other softwares had definitely improved, as have my softer skills such as technical writing and workload management

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

    • 5/5
  • 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?

    • I made meaningful contributions to all the projects I was a part of. I was even given the rare opportunity to manage graduates that were less experienced with my projects

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

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

    • I was supported really well by my line manager, as well as the other managers and the friends I made in the office

  • 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?

    • It felt like the people are really valued at Atkins, and everyone I met or worked with was kind, friendly, and welcoming to me

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

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

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • I really enjoyed my placement, as I felt like I made a real difference with my work and met some really good friends

  • 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 Atkins

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

    • Yes

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

    • Go for it! I’ve enjoyed all the placements I’ve done with Atkins, it’s a great place to work. Be genuine and let your enthusiasm and interests shine through, try and be a person you yourself would want to work with.

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Civil Engineering

South West

August 2023

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