Industrial Placement Review

Towards the end of the placement I found a really good role and I very much enjoyed it. The start was the hardest part by far. The only reason I have not scored higher is the first couple months.

I always felt at home with other IP's and graduates and with all of my team members I worked with. Logica has a very friendly atmosphere and you are treated like a friend a lot of the time rather than a colleague.

To start with I felt a bit isolated due to Logica's "Bench" system where you have to find work yourself. Being an IP I struggled to find work as project managers believed as I was only short time I wasn't worth having over graduates. However on everything else management helped especially when I was on a project.

This has scored avaerage again due to my first few months. In the beginning I didn't have much work to do as I was unassigned I tried to keep busy but it was hard. Whilst on projects I had busy periods and quiet periods but I was happy with the amount of work whilst on a project.

I was constantly presenting in front of external people and had to organise these external events so I was given quite a lot of responsibility more than I thought I would before starting my placement.

I believe I improved upon my business skills and knowledge and definitely learned stuff that I will use in my degree studies. I don't feel I improved my technical skills which I would have liked to do but am happy that I can look on to my dissertations with some sort of preperation.

Very friendly always someone to talk to. There was a lot of graduates so you can always have a chat with someone and ask for help if need be. Can alos go to the coffee point and talk to people there.

Not very organised I believe it would have been a lot better if IP's had a project to start on when they join or managers are forced to take them on.

There wasn't much training available I feel my improvements were due to asking people who were not my supervisors. There is online training available but it seemed t crash when I used it.

Going back as a graduate I think it will be a lot easier and I will have more opportunities as I already have contacts. It is quite appealing and as long as Logica can meet the requirements I want after graduation I am more than happy to go back.

Yes definitely. People were very friendly and nights out were arranged most weekends. I went on a number of trips with my colleagues outside of the work place even people higher up in the company.

Normal costs you would expect.

The nightlife is quite good. It's a change from university but it's as good as it can be, more relaxed I'd say

Yes many. There is a sports and social society that give you discount so we quite often went on day trips or on sports events. There is a annual football world cup and ski trips among other things. It is similar to university of you get 6 or more people you can get discount for whatever you want.