mechanical engineering placement Review
at Cummins
Placement (10 Months+)
Mechanical Engineering
milton keynes
Review Submitted: May 2024
Overall Rating
4.8 /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
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
I would work in the lab most days helping the technicians to put together testing jigs, primarily the cylindrical I had been assigned to. Otherwise I would be at my desk analysing data and exporting this data into excel to make graphs. I would meet with my manager every two weeks and talk through what my tasks to focus on would be for the following two weeks.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given mostly free reign to carry out my tasks as I saw fit, with my manager providing feedback to my projects and given guidance as needed while allowing me to figure out things on my own.
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?
I have learnt several new skills, be that new software's like origin, BAA and Microsoft Visio, as well as developing my teamwork ability, organization and creativity.
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 closely supported by my manager and other co-workers, I never felt like I could not ask a question and time was always made to explain things so I was never confused.
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?
It was a very welcoming work environment with friendly people and lots of support from people no matte if they were in our team or not.
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?
3/5
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 enjoyed it thoroughly.
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
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
Be open minded, express interest to things and allow yourself to be given responsibilities to keep yourself busy. you will find you are learning new things every day, becoming a more well rounded individual.
