Team member, explosives detection equipment. Review

by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Had some amazing opportunities to look at work outside of my field.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • Everyone was supportive and included me in their projects.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • My line manager was often poor at giving me work, but I learnt to find my own opportunities.

    3/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Sometimes very busy, sometimes less so, depending on time of year. (End of financial year is busy, start is less so)

    5/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • Able to take my own route provided I kept project lead updated. Took on a technical lead role for one project.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Learnt a lot about time management and organisation and all those kind of personal skills. Only partially related to my degree but field I worked in was not neccessarily something you can learn at university.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • The public sector is underfunded and often there are frustrating restrictions on what can and can't be done, but personally I found everyone upbeat and enthusiastic.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • I worked on a variety of projects, but often there was no clear plan for me, I picked up work as I went along.

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • I went through the full training provided to all new starters.

    5/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    5/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Currently applying for a scholarship with them and hopefully a graduate role.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Yes, and there's plenty of other students and graduates. Limited opportunities to meet people in other departments/on other sites.

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • I went to uni in London so wasn't too shocked... However it is an expensive area.

    2/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • half hour from London, near to Bluewater shopping centre...

    4/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • There is a new starters club which runs talks, outings etc etc for new starters (and old timers....)

    4/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South East

July 2013


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