Student Bioengineer Review
by Johnson & Johnson
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.7
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The Company
4.0
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The Culture
2.6
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
This placement has given me a wider idea of what i can go into after i finished my degree. It has given me experience that i couldn't imagine I would
I was treated as another employee not just as a Student by my English colleagues
I was given one to one meetings with my supervisor every week where he gave me weekly advice and helped me with some interview questions. Everyone was really helpful and if i needed any help they were able to give it to me.
At the start of my placement it took some time to get work due to getting up to speed with the systems etc. but once i started to work and show that i could produce work i always had work available when i needed it.
I was given my own tasks throughout my placement year where i was responsible for completeing it. I was also given lots of important tasks to do which affected wider systems.
I have been given alot of interview training and furthered my technical knowledge which will help me during my degree and in work later in my life.
The Company
The atmosphere in the office was good and everyone was really fun, but it got a little more stressed coming up to surgeon meetings as alot of people had a lot of work to do with such little time.
When we first started it was a little unorganized which was probably more our fault as placement students. It seems a lot better this year but i have no complaints on the organisation.
They offered me lots of training and i have been on alot of courses that i would have not expected to be able to go on. These courses will help me out throughout my university and later career.
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
I will not be able to walk straight into a job but having this on the CV and all the skills i have learnt should put me in good sted.
The Culture
It started slow as we did not know a lot of the other students just because we were all on different sites and different departments but we got alot better once we started to arrange this ourself
I lived in bradford which is the student area i went to university in
Unsure did not go out in leeds alot
There was opportunities to work with charities and with different schools
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Engineering, Medicine
Yorkshire and Humberside
June 2015
