Student Electrical Engineer Review

by Costain

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Rating

2.9/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    1.5

    The Role

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

    • The placement was enjoyable and interesting but had its problems.

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

    • I was surrounded by a brilliant team who supported me and helped me, unfortunately only my line manager represented Costain because of this i never really obtained an incite into the Costain work culture.

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

    • My line manager and other supervisors were excellent, they were top engineers who were very knowledgeable and extremely nice.

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

    • Due to some of the organisation problems there were times where i would have a large amount of work to get my teeth into but other times i had none at all for days.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • When i received work i was given a large amount of responsibility and trusted with important work.

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

    • The placement has helped to guide me in my next steps with studding and beyond.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • A very professional atmosphere but everybody was approachable and helpful.

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

    • The work placement organisation was very much not on the seamless side, our work contracts and location of placement arrived very late and didn't allow for much time to get yourself organised. My placement was a very large distance from where i live and i had no idea of the location and with very limited time to arrange accommodation it made the process very stressful. with the placement itself i was in a location that required a lot of security paperwork and this had been arranged far to late because of this i never obtained full access to my site, I instead had to have limited time on site when i could obtain it, this was incredibly disappointing as i had traveled a great distance to the placement.

    1/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I believe this placement is the firm investing in us for personal development so i believe they are doing a lot.

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

    • Healthcare/Dental
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Costain is a good company and they look after there staff well they are trying to become a all in one solutions provider for the construction industry which gives them a promising future.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • At the site where i was based i was the only student and my site was in a very desolate and isolated location so there wasn't much social life.

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • The area was a standard price.

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

    • As mentioned before not much nightlife.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There were no activities outside of the workplace that had been mentioned to me at anytime.

    1/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

North West

August 2013

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