Design Engineer Review

by Johnson & Johnson

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

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

    • Wide variety of different projects worked on over the course of a year. Friendly office, and real work.

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

    • Very friendly office, settled in straight away, anybody would feel welcome

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

    • Thorough and Comprehensive support from anybody as needed, you only need to ask.

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

    • Swings and roundabouts, can be busy, can be quiet

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • You take on proper projects for real products. Manage your own time for a lot of this, and ensure that all projects run concurrently

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

    • Vast improvement in design skills, particularly drafting. No real maths or scientific aspects, but these are still aided through design.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Office never silent. Always people coming and going, everybody talks to everybody

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

    • Short handover with previous student helped to prepare me for the year, then ongoing support from the rest of the team.

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

    • Extensive training for CAD, Doc Management and training throughout the year

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home

    Healthcare/Dental

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

    • Huge company, loads of potential careers.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • There's plenty of students working for DePuy, in this department you don't really encounter others through work, but easy to get in contact.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Leeds is generally a cheap city to live

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

    • Leeds is a good night out, two uni's and a big city mean it's always busy

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

    • Loads of corporate events running through DePuy

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Yorkshire and Humberside

June 2014

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