Design Placement Student Review
at Cummins
Placement (10 Months+)
Engineering
darlington
Review Submitted: June 2021
Overall Rating
4 /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
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Overview of Role
3.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
3/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Worked within the design team to develop and validate a variety of exhaust and aftertreatment systems, majority of my time was spent working within validation organizing various testing activities and compiling reports.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Working from home necessitated autonomous working and thus I was quickly given large amounts of responsibility
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?
Analyzing large data sets using MatLab and Excel
Exposure to the design management process
Exposure to the design management process
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
The design team were very welcoming and always happy to help
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?
This is difficult to answer as the entirety of the placement was done working from home
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
1/5
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?
The placement was very enjoyable due to the verity of projects I was able to work on. No two days were the same
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
2/5
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
Cummins mainly look for individuals that will be a good fit for whichever team they will be joining so it is important you be our self during the application process.
