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Cummins

Service Training IT Placement Review

at Cummins

Placement (10 Months+)

Information Technology

Daventry

Review Submitted: June 2021

Overall Rating

4.9 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.8/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
* Invoicing
* Technical support
* Scheduling courses on the Zoom
* Sending Customer Surveys
* Working on the current projects
* Addressing all the payment related problems
* Responding to queries from the team
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I had a few opportunities to be the main person responsible for the ongoing projects. I was trusted with the task to invoice our customers even though I had to learn that from the scratch. I had an opportunity to have a training session with different people across the company. I had several projects with different business units. I had around 6 projects throughout the year that involved a lot of work and responsibilities.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
* Confidence in the technical and admin support
* Problem-solving
* Communication in the remote environment
* Finding solution that would work remotely, helping out even when working from home
* Time management
* Ability to prioritize tasks
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I was working in a great team. I felt like I always had their support, there was no question that I could not ask. I never felt judged and even when I made some mistakes I had uplifting feedback.
I had some support at the beginning but I also had some independence so I could learn some skills for myself without the constant guidance.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
I've never been working in such a great environment. Everyone is so open, diversity is welcomed. I can see that a huge amount of people working for Cummins stay there for a long time, and there are so many anniversaries of working there that you can really see that it feels sometimes like a big family.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I gained a lot from this placement. It changed the way I'm thinking about my future development hugely. I learned that even when you know all the skills and you know what to do it's mainly about the interactions with others. I'm sad I couldn't work in the office with the whole team. A big part of my placement was remote. It showed me how work can look like in difficult situations which I'm really grateful for, but I wish the world situation could have been better during my placement. If it comes to soft skills it exceeded my expectations definitely. I didn't develop that much with the IT side of things but I'm actually glad as that's not the main field I am aiming for.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
I would definitely recommend to them reading about company values. It really allows to understand Cummins better and your employee will definitely see your knowledge as an advantage. As a big company, they really care about their mission and values.
Don't worry if the title of the job might not suit you 100%, they are quite flexible and they will definitely help you find yourself as well.
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