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Collins Aerospace

Operations Intern Review

at Collins Aerospace

Placement (10 Months+)

Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering

kilkeel

Review Submitted: October 2023

Overall Rating

1.5 /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!

1/5 - Overview of Role
1.8/5 - Skills Development
1.5/5 - Support and Guidance
1.8/5 - Company Culture
1/5 - Overall Experience
1/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
I was Operations Intern. I was involved with helping my manager with excel tasks, attending safety meetings and conducting interviews for new recruits.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given little responsibility. My manager did not give me many tasks to do.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
1/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have learnt new excel skills. I developed on communication and was able to communicate in a clear and conciese way. I have also become more confident with speaking to new individuals.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
1/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
2/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
2/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
2/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I did not get support or guidance during my placement. I constantly had to have meetings with my manager to ask for tasks and it was so poor I did not even recieve a plan of development when I started.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
1/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
2/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
It was good and people were friendly and willing to give me work to do
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
1/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
1/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
2/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I did not enjoy it all, and wouldnt recommend to anyone
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
1/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
1/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Collins Aerospace
1/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Collins Aerospace to a friend?
No
What advice would you give to others applying to Collins Aerospace
only apply if youre going to any other department, except operations at the kilkeel facility.
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