Manucafturing Engineer Review

by Cummins

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

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

    • Very friendly and helpful environment

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

    • It depends on each colleague individually. Over-all I would say I have made some really good friends with whom I will stay in contanct after I have finished my placement.

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

    • Whenever I would have a question it would be answered by one or another stuff member.

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

    • Due to recession and big decrease in orders, I did not have much to do.

    1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • As a placement student could not be running the show but sill had some projects with a high responsibility levels.

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

    • Learned how to use new, before unknown to my, software programs, like AutoCAD, CAPP, MiniTAB

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Cannot say anything bad about the atmosphere in my office.

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

    • Not bad, but could have been better, if more would be given.

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

    • Not much, but in the same time I took part in some training, software licenses were bought for my use.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Don't mind coming back after I graduate to gain some more experience.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • A few meeting and nights out were organised by and for placement students

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

    • Stayed in Bradford and Braford is very cheap/

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

    • For a town like Huddersfield, nightlife offers a big choice of places to go.

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

    • We organised a few football sesions, as well as, bowling and some other.

    4/5
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Engineering

International

August 2009

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