Engineer Review

by FirstGroup

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Rating

3.4/5
  • About You
    4.0
  • The Company
    2.9
  • Everything Else
    3.4

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • This was very interesting work experience and something ive wanted to do for a very long time.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • I felt that my presence was welcomed in the company and i was treated very equally with the employees who were already working there.

    4/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • The whole aim of this insight was to take me through the basics and this was done very well through support and guidance from all my peers.

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

    • The skills i learned from this insight would be very useful if i chose to go into a similar industry but they did not assist me that well with my degree studies.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • As this was a short placement it did not require much structure for the time to go smoothly. I was always told what i was doing at the beginning of the day.

    3/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Scenery was always changing and there was always something different to do so it was a great atmopshere/

    4/5
  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • The company did not spend any time developing me as this was work shadowing.

    1/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • It is something i am considering currently because my limited time with the company gave me a thirst to work in this sort of environment.

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Understanding the culture of Firstgroup was very easy and their emphasis on reliability has stuck with me since.

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • This experience has become a major part of my career path and its looking very likely that its something i will be trying to apply for.

    3/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • I definitely felt well payed for the time i spent with firstgroup.

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Reasonable networking opportunities and speaking with other employees definitely helped me to gain and understanding of what a future with first would mean.

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • There were no specific event to network but it was not difficult to achieve this during my time anyway.

    3/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • I was never told about any activities outside of work

    3/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • This is definitely recommendable if your interesting in this branch of engineering

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

West Midlands

April 2014

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