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Global Desktop IT Placement Student Review

at Cummins

Placement (10 Months+)

Information Technology

Daventry

Review Submitted: April 2024

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.
 Provide on the ground support fixing PC’s, processing problem tickets and
configuring new hardware.
 Supporting and Improving processes in terms of process flow mapping, data
collection and analysis, testing and problem solving.
 Maintaining existing business / IT systems
 Leading small projects or initiatives from inception to completion.
 Helping to identify & design business and IT solutions. 
 Provide team coordination, administration and operational support.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I did few projects which I took the whole responsibility to drive the project from begining to the end and conducted the morning team meetings and weekly change board meetings.
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?
Excel
PowerBI
PowerApps
SharePoint
Presentation Skills
Communication Skills
Team work
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 had one to one meetings with my manager every month which was helpful and he always supported me throughout the placement. The whole team supported me a lot to complete my projects as well as my day to day works.
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?
All colluegues I worked with are really friendly and supportive. Cummins work as a team/ work as a family and treated me as a permanent employee eventhough I am a placement student. The company overall is clean and always think about the employees safety and benefits.
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?
100%. I enjoyed my placement from my first day onwards at Cummins. The work I dealt with, the support I got from my manager and the team, the responsibilities I handled and the skills I developed are really satisfying and I am really glad to be a part of the Cummins family.
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
Cummins is one of the fortune 150 companies. Try harder at your application process and face it well. If you are able to secure a place at the company, give your best every day.
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