Graduate design engineer Review

by Imagination Technologies

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.5
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

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

    • Mostly very interesting.

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

    • Friendly staff, given work to do that felt important.

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

    • I was occasionally at a loose end, but for most of the placement knew what to do next.

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

    • Some periods where I was stuck, but mostly OK.

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

    • The work was software development, so there wasn't too much to break, so to speak, but I was given as much responsibility as there could be.

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

    • Incredibly useful skills, programming and debugging, that were much more interesting compared to my degree studies.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Pleasant, often quiet with people working.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Everything worked out fine, I was told when and where to turn up.

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

    • I very much felt I was given a lot of peoples' time.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Financial Bonus
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I look forward to working there when I graduate.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Not really applicable, I was doing different work to the other placement students so did not see them much.

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

    • I commuted from home, so not really sure.

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

    • Again not really applicable.

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

    • I was not there long enough to find out.

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

South East

November 2012

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