Field Service Engineer Review

by Philips

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Rating

2.6/5
  • The Role
    2.6
  • The Company
    2.9
  • The Culture
    2.4

    The Role

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

    • Freedom and flexibility of working as well perks such as company car and good pay were positives. As was the range of eqipment worked on as an insight into the medical industry, would have prefered to have had some rotation into different business areas, design, head office, call center etc to get a better idea of how the business worked and general experience. 12 months shaddowing (which was originaly laid out when I started) would have been too long so I am thankfull that further training was provided as this gave me an oppertunity to work by myself devoloping problme solving skills.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

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

    • Management shift during placement under no real fault of company left me without a clear supervisor to report to

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Some weeks completely dead with very little work which was interesting or of use, some weeks are incredibly long and lots and lots of work again isnt always interesting however high volume of hours

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

    • Training was given so I could work by myself which was above my expectations however this was not always used due to volume of engineers available

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

    • Maintainance and design therefore is an important part of design as well as the dissasembly and studying of equipment being usefull to note the composition of philips equipment however I would not reccomend this as fully relevant unless a career in maintainance engineering is your goal

    2/5

    The Company

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

    • Did not work from an office so cannot fully comment however time spent there was good.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Not organised as a placement, just working as a trainee engineer, no real oppertunity to get involved in other business areas, however by request this has been mentioned it may be possible towards the end

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

    • Paid for training in Holand which was great for personal development within the business

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Company Car

    International Travel

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Dependant on the job however future employment has been mentioned and philips as a company I feel is a good company to work for.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Due to remote working I am the only placement student in the region so no social events

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

    • Reasonable, could be cheaper as you can locate flexably within the region to a point.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Bristol,(as my choice) is a fantastic place to live

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

    • Not through philips

    1/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South West

June 2014

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