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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Its been really great, a fantastic balance of doing useful work and learning!

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • My work was important to my team

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Whenever I got stuck, my team was very happy to help me out. We were given great support when it came to gaining presentation skills too.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Had plenty to do

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • Mostly doing support work, but was important for future recommendations in future work.

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • The experience of working in industry will be invaluable when I eventually leave uni

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Most people were away on holiday, so it was fairly quiet, but people were friendly and liked to joke and chat

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Fantastically organised from beginning to end

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • "lunch and learn" sessions provided great opportunities to find out more, and presentation skills sessions were helpful

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    4/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Get the chance to be assessed to get on the grad scheme. Hoping to hear back soon!

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement Î÷¹ÏÊÓÆµs/colleagues?
  • Started slow, but that was mainly us being lazy. Quite active by the end.

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Slightly expensive, but thats to be expected in Surrey/London

    2/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Had to travel a bit to get there, either into central London or to nearby towns, but when you get there its great

    4/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Lots of outside projects to get involved with such as schools work.

    4/5

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Internship (1 Month+)

Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

London

September 2013


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