Year in Industry Student Review

by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • I really enjoyed my year. I’ve had the chance to work with some amazing and intelligent people in a very interesting and pretty niche area, a chance I wouldn’t have got anywhere else.

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

    • I felt very valued by colleagues, especially considering I have not yet been to University. I was given more responsibility than I expected and also recieved lots of thank you emails and an official thank you which maked me feel really valued.

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

    • Lots of support and guidance from my team leader, technical mentor and 'buddy'. This was paricularly impressive as my technical mentor was on long-term sick leave for part of placement.

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

    • Quite an easy-going pace but always had something to do. Some parts were much busier than others.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • More than I was expecting to get!

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • For me personally I think the interpersonal skills I developed during my year are the things I think will really help me through degree studies and beyond.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Really good, lots of team activites, including bake-off's, team meal, team activities such as laser quest and mod sports day.

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

    • Very well organised, I had no problems.

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

    • Was able to do evrything I asked to do.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Pretty appealing though would be better if they paid a little more.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes, I think it depends on the indivduals but I had a fun year socialising with people from work. Really good social networking group which helped especially at the beginning.

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

    • Not sure about living but socialising in Salisbury isn't particularly cheap though it obviously depends what you get up to.

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

    • Not really any good clubs but loads and loads of pubs and a couple of fun bars.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Loads of clubs, sports events and social events!

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South West

August 2015

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