Mechanical Summer Placement Review

by Petrofac

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Overall the placement was very good. Would have been excellent if a bit more industrial visits or offshore work, though.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Was treated essentially like another member of the team. Certainly no-one tried to fob me off or anything just because I was only a summer student.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Supervisors were very helpful when I required them.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Quite busy at times and at other times not very busy at all, but plenty of time to research other stuff that I'm interested in that helped me learn more about the industry, and to ask questions too.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Given a fairly important piece of work to do, but maybe could have been given slightly more responsibility overall.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Definitely learned a lot about the area I was in.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Good banter nearly all the time.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • I don't think the team were told until that I was arriving until quite soon before. I never had my own desk or telephone line; however that was only a very minor annoyance and I never had to take a desk at the other side of the building as there was always enough free desks with the team due to people being on holiday etc.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I was sent on a two day training course and was given plenty of support when required. I was asked to do presentations on a few occasions at weekly team meetings; could have perhaps been asked to do more so I got more used to doing them.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Above 25 days holiday
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Would definitely take a job if offered.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • People were friendly, but there wasn't much of a social scene between us placement students as we were all in different teams and different buildings too. I hear there is a good social scene amongst the graduates though!

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Aberdeen is quite an expensive city, but I already live here so it doesn't affect me much.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Some people really like the nightlife, others don't.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yes, there was the corporate decathlon, Friday fitness sessions and other things too.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Engineering

Scotland

September 2012

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