Industrial Placement Review

by Network Rail

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Rating

4.5/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.7
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I thoroughly enjoyed my placement year at Network Rail and very worthwhile as I have built up my confidence and developed relevant work experience to my degree scheme.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • I was made to feel very valued by my colleagues and truly felt like part of the team.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Colleagues were very supportive and always willing to listen to any concerns that I had and find a resolution. Practice management very supportive and very focused on personal development.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • At almost all times I had a sufficient amount of work to be getting on with across a number of projects. During periods of large workloads, my manager always made sure that I was coping.

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I was highly satisfied with the level of responsibility I was given during my placement, being involved in a number of very high level projects.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I will be able to take away and incorporate a huge number of soft skills, written report skills and project management skills into my degree and further into my career.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Was a very open atmosphere; I found that most people were very approachable when I needed more information for a project or assistance for something. Good amount of informal chat so that I was able to get to know my teams better.

    5/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Very well organised, had opportunities to find out more about how Network Rail operates as a business, a number of very useful personal development workshops. Never had any issues with any HR / payment related issues.

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • A large number of personal development workshops and opportunity to suggest areas that we would like to develop in and have workshops set up by practice management to cater for this.

    5/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Travel loan

    5/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I have been given a conditional graduate offer based on 2:1 qualification in degree.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • The majority of placements lived a fair distance away from Milton Keynes so was difficult to arrange occasionally in terms of logistics.

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • I found that Milton Keynes was similarly priced in terms of living and socialising costs to where my uni is based (Aberystwyth); this was reasonable and due to close proximity of flat near office, very convenient as well. As the salary on the placement was so generous, I have been able to save a significant amount to go towards studying for my final year.

    5/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Plenty of restaurants, bars and clubs in Central Milton Keynes and very easy to travel to London from MK.

    4/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Yes, Network Rail has a sports and social club featuring a wide variety of activities to get involved in outside of work.

    5/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Business Management, Information Technology

South West

November 2014


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