Student Engineer Review

by Delphi Technologies

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • Gained a lot of experience, and a good insight to how a engineering project is run.

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

    • Very good working enviroment and very friendly collegues. Couldnt of asked for more!

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

    • There was no problem in asking for help and people were always there to give it.

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

    • Mix of busy and slow days but thats expected with any job.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Delphi had no fear in giving you responsibilty after given training which is a great for your own development.

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

    • Good team work skills, very practical job and presentation skills were developed over the time spent here

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Really good people to work with

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

    • As expected with a big company

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

    • Tough one to comment on given tight budgets at the moment but ocassional trip to out sourced manufactures was a good experience.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

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

    • Hard to say at this moment in time

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Large amount of placement students taken which was good

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Not the best area but close towns were good

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

    • same as above really.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Cinema every few weeks and other activities which was good.

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Mechanical Engineering

South East

October 2012

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