Engineering Summer Intern - Development Review

by Rolls-Royce

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Rating

3.1/5
  • The Role
    3.1
  • The Company
    3.1
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • Under-worked for the first few weeks so placement was boring to begin with. When I had work it was good. Atmosphere is quite relaxed.

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

    • Easily accepted into the team and trusted with team activities/information.

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

    • Worked mostly independently on my tasks but support was around when needed

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

    • Quite often under-worked so bored at my desk

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

    • Given critical process tasks to complete independently and often had to prepare for and chair meetings. Work was checked where necessary by a college before distribution to a wider audience.

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

    • Didn't feel that I'd learnt anything groundbreaking during the placement, I wasn't put in many stretching circumstances. Obviously the experience will have developed some inter-personal/business skills and will benefit any group work in the future.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Good atmosphere within the teams in the office, but not much mingling between different teams.

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

    • HR/IT and building access issues in the first few weeks so not well organised as it shoudl have been no suprise I was turning up.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Most training is on the job gained by experience, which is what you want to complement uni studies. No formal taught sessions were put on.

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

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

    • Quite possible I will get a graduate scheme placement which looks like a good next step in my career as an engineer.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Apprentice Association put on a number of activities, go-karting, mini-golf and weekly causal sports etc and as interns we had a few nights out and met each day for lunch, so was pretty good.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Depends massively on which part of the city you live in for rent.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Bristol is big enough to have a good nightlife.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Apart from activities put on by the company, no we weren't put in contact with external activities.

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

South West

September 2014

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