Industrial Placement Review
by Costain
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.7
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The Company
2.9
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The Culture
1.8
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
It was good, giving me a varied view of the company (as I was lucky enough to work at two/three projects during my time with them).
Being largely autonomous reduced the amount of contact I would have otherwise had with colleagues.
As the work I was doing (software development) was outside of the skillset of those around me (engineers), the guidance available to me with respect to my work was very limited.
Being autonomous, the balance of work was at my own pace.
Given that I was a Computer Science student working in an engineering environment the work I did was largely autonomous.
Used a fair number of programming libraries/languages that I hadn't much used previously. Also completed a 3 day first-aid course during my placement.
The Company
Pretty quiet aside from the air-con unit (was a small office ~8 people), occasional discussions about unrelated topics. Also lots of mention about needing a radio.
I was supposed to spend my placement at one location, however this became not possible so I moved to a different location at very short notice and spent the duration of my placement living out of hotels (paid for by expenses).
I received a 3-day first aid at work course, however I was told this was because the company would otherwise be fined for not sending enough people on them after booking them or something similar.
National Travel
They provide many opportunities for people within the engineering sector, however they are only starting to enter the area of internal software development so it is still at the early stages. Personally I would prefer more structure with that regard.
The Culture
Being wales, everything is so far apart, makes things harder without a vehicle.
Pretty standard.
Rhyl being a rundown holiday town, you can probably guess.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Computer Science, Science
Wales
August 2013
