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Electronics & Complex systems Review

at JLR

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

Gaydon

Review Submitted: June 2024

Overall Rating

3.4 /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!

2/5 - Overview of Role
3.5/5 - Skills Development
1.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
2.5/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
I am in EDS (electronics distribution systems) and my main task is to convert supplier drawings to internal drawings using CATIA. I also electrify CAD models for integration later down the line
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I could of taken on more responsibilities as the work I was doing wasn’t really relevant to what i studied and was very repetitive
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
2/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes, I have been able to develop my soft skills a lot as well as learning a lot about program management, vehicle systems and general company knowledge
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
The cohort support was decent but the support from my manager was non existent
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?
The company culture is very friendly and open. I do like it but there dosent feel like there is a rush to get anything done
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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 enjoy the last few months because I was able to shadow a number of different teams
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
2/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at JLR
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend JLR to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to JLR
It’s a good company to do a placement and there’s a lot you can do. It just depends on the team you get placed in.
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