Inhalation Value Stream Engineer Review

by 3M

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    4.8

    The Role

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

    • Greatly enjoyed my year in the role, would happily go back.

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

    • Felt incredibly valued and needed.

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

    • Guidance not always the clearest with work related issues but support was always provided whenever it was needed.

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

    • Good balance of work, sometime too much, however this comes with the nature of the role due to manufacturing factors that are outside anyones control.

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

    • I was given as much responsibility as I could personally handle. I would not say i was running the show as to do so requires years of technical knowledge and experience.

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

    • Invaluable skills that has greatly enhanced my C.V.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • excellent if you like a technical thinking enviroment.

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

    • Well organised and maximised our time within the company.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Lots of training was given to not only enhance my work skills but also my personal developement. 3M had a developement programme constructed for the IP students as well as all the extra training we recieved.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very good, all those who have an placement with 3M are usually likely to recieve an interview for the grad scheme.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were 11 students including myself in loughborough and there were also other placement students in other sites and there were good links between all of us that led to a very good social scene. The IP students were mixed with the grad scheme students of which there are 40 in the company. Also lots of company events, trips and social sports clubs. A very good social scene.

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

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

    • Night life in loughborough town was pretty poor, but the university union was an excellent night out especially if you get involved in the social clubs and societies of the universtity.

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

    • Lots of opportunities to socialise or to partake in things outside of work.

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

East Midlands

June 2011

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