Team Member Review

by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Great variety of projects to work on and both theoretical and hands on work.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • My colleagues were always interested in viewing and discussing the results produced from my work. This made me feel that my work was important and appreciated.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Someone would always be willing to spend 5-10 minutes guiding me if I needed any help. My team leader would also regularly check my progress and provided any direction if it was needed.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • There was always something to do and plenty of opportunities to try something different.

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I was responsible for the delivery of a modeling project. Help was only given if necessary or during reviews.

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I gained a wide range of skills from high energy physics computing, Matlab, trails experience and the opportunity to conduct interviews on subject matter experts to gather information on different topics. This was particularly useful as it has enabled be to extract information more efficiently and also react to different types of people.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • There were a couple of jokers in the office to brighten things up

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Every year Dstl has Industrial Placement Students, YINI students and summer students so they are well setup to help you hit the floor rolling when you join.

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • I had the opportunity to attend any courses that were relevant to my work. Members of my team also put aside time to help teach me the high energy physics computing package that I used.

    4/5

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

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    5/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I have the opportunity to conduct a further summer placement.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • All of Dstl's main sites have an organization that brings new starters together for a variety of social trips, meals, sports etc.

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • On the outskirts of London so rent is a tad dearer but the cost of living is about the same as anywhere.

    3/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Plenty of bars and pubs around the area but to go on nights out the best place to go is further up into London which is easy with the good bus and tube/train services in London.

    4/5

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

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Science

South East

August 2013


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