Vacation Student 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
4.3
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The Company
4.7
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The Culture
3.5
- 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
Fun, informative and inspiring.
As the placement went on colleges built up my confidence as well as the confidence to set myself with tasks which held increasing responsibility.
Everyone was happy to give up time to explain new concepts and make sure the task at hand was understood.
Duties varied day to day dependent on the number of issues that cropped up during the day.
As my level of training and competency had to be built upon while i was n the placement, my responsibility was gradually placed upon myself as I became more aware of my role within the team.
Invaluable practical skills where taught as well as seeing first hand how the theory learnt at university applies to real life problems.
The Company
The banter was great.
To start off with it was unclear what my role within the team would be. However the placement was well structured to give me a clear overview of the different teams involved with running the whole project broadening my experience with all aspects of a construction project.
The company where willing to cover experiences for any relevant training needed to complete the job.
Company Car
Financial Bonus
The company has expanded it's order form massively in the past 12 months forboding good job opportunities in the future.
The Culture
Not applicable as on the project I was placed, I was the only placement student.
Food cheap, getting to social areas more expensive.
Different, thoroughly entertaining.
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Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Civil Engineering, Property Development, Customer Service, Engineering, PR & Communications
Yorkshire and Humberside
August 2013
