HHP Engineer Review

by Cummins

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Rating

2.1/5
  • The Role
    3.1
  • The Company
    1.8
  • The Culture
    1.1

    The Role

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

    • Often interesting and treated like an engineer most of the time but at times used as cheap labour given grunt work etc perhaps as to be expected on a placement.

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

    • The team were usually pretty supportive and helpful.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • HR where completely disconnected from the realities of the job very quick to raise issue if even so much as a minute late for work whilst ignoring the frequent unpaid overtime.

    2/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Huge amounts of work to do as the department was very understaffed.

    1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Lots of independence and responsibility given

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

    • Good introduction into the world of engineering but not at all helpful in degree terms.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Occasional jokes and laughs but mostly just work.

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Very much a learn as you go placement, often expected to be able to do things without really being taught or shown anything.

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

    • Some training given but it would of been nice to have been taught more rather than having to ask every time you came across something unknown or new often feeling some what of an inconvenience due to the huge work load everyone was under.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Would work for them in the future if a job in the right department came up.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • No social scene at all in Daventry, most people seemed to go home at weekends

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Quite an expensive place to live, but not as bad as somewhere like London. Housing is pretty decent though can't get accommodation for more than 3 people in one house due to rental rules. Tesco in town is very expensive better to go to rugby even though that means more fuel.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • One club which you'd have to be desperate to go into, a few ok pubs.

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

    • There was regular football sessions for anyone to have a kick about after work but apart from that nothing.

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

East Midlands

May 2014

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