Engineering Placement Student Review
at Cummins
Placement (10 Months+)
Mechanical Engineering
Darlington
Review Submitted: April 2024
Overall Rating
4.2 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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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.
Over the course of a month I could be given a part to test, this would be followed by developing a test plan for how to carry out the project. I would then work on setting up the part for testing followed by testing. After the test would be office days to analyse and understand the results to present.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Large responsibilities to design and run simulations on the engine design. Trusted to be able to develop an accurate simulation model and run accurate tests to collect accurate data. Whilst always having help available when required.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Practical Skills;
Report Writing;
Greater Mechanical Understanding;
Report Writing;
Greater Mechanical Understanding;
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
Very easy to seek help with people in the team; only limitation was frequency of other colleagues working from home limiting relationship building and ease of contact.
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Quite friendly from my point of view; have heard negative experiences/ stories from others but all positive towards me.
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?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Really enjoyed it, great experience and lots of positives. Have heard more negative aspects from other students in different jobs however.
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
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
Make sure you speak to line manager ahead of acceptance to fully understand exactly what the job role entails and is exactly what you want. Similarly don't rule a job out because the job description doesn't necessarily correlate to exact desires - you won't know unless you speak to someone who does.
