Placement Student Review
by Buro Happold
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
3.7
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The Company
3.7
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The Culture
3.1
- 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
Enjoyable work environment, involved with interesting projects
Was allowed to work on difficult processes which was good. Some menial tasks (i.e. printing / PDF drawings) but that is only to be expected. Given plenty of opportunity to voice my opinion on engineering matters.
Given support when the senior engineers where available. However, as they were often very busy, it was sometimes difficult to get in contact with them.
Differed from day to day. Usually busy, but occasionally quieter. When it was quiet I was always given tutorials / examples to teach me to use different software.
Given responsibility of design of different structural members and creating reports. Although this work was checked, it was important it was done correctly due to the tight time scale we were working to.
I believe they will be very useful. I have learned to use different pieces of software, and have gained an appreciation of how engineering and architecture can work together to produce a beautiful structure.
The Company
I enjoyed the atmosphere. Everyone was very focused on the project at hand, but there were also several after work activities which I enjoyed.
Could have been better. The interviewing process was well organised, but during my placement things could have been better organised.
As I was only on placement for 2 months, there was a limited time for the company to invest in me. However, everyone was willing to help,and lunchtime seminars were informative.
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
The company is currently expanding, which will hopefully continue, allowing for the opportunity of future employment. I would be very interested in future employment with the organisation, mainly due to the working environment and the variety of projects on offer.
The Culture
Yes there was. As there was approx. 12 placement students working at the same time as myself, we got on well. The rest of the staff also provided a good working environment. With activities such as touch rugby after work being enjoyable.
Cost of accommodation not a problem for me as I had family nearby, although it was expensive for others. Food and drink expensive, which is only to be expected in the middle of London.
Good, plenty of people from the office would head to the pub after work, allowing me to get to know more people in the office.
Lots. There was lots of sports available (Rugby, football, softball, basketball)
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
August 2015
