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Jacobs Douwe Egberts

Food Science R&D Intern Review

at Jacobs Douwe Egberts

Placement (10 Months+)

Science

Banbury

Review Submitted: June 2021

Overall Rating

5 /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
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - 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.
Research, stats and laboratory based work
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, straight from the start responsibility is slowly fed to you. As the internship went on, was given more and more 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?
Developed soft skills and technical knowledge throughout the year. Supportive co-workers and managers, have helped to make the experience extremely useful.
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?
5/5
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 given a lot of support from my manager and co-workers, as well as my mentor
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?
Company culture/atmosphere was friendly
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
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 really enjoyed my placement and what I worked on. Extremely interesting projects given to interns
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 Jacobs Douwe Egberts
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Jacobs Douwe Egberts to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Stay calm and be yourself. It is good to identify your strengths and weaknesses early on and create a development plan to work on these throughout the year
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