Chemical engineering placement Review
at Tata Steel
Placement (10 Months+)
Chemical Engineering
Port Talbot
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
3.5 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
3.5/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
3.5/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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Overall Experience
2/5
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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.
The day to day role changes depending on what is higher on the priority list. Sometimes this could be doing HAZOP preparation or isolation and immobilisation preparation.
The HAZOP required new drawings to be completed sometimes. Other times P&IDS needed to be reviewed for isolation and immobilisation procedures.
The HAZOP required new drawings to be completed sometimes. Other times P&IDS needed to be reviewed for isolation and immobilisation procedures.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
In the beginning there wasn't much responsibility given but after 4/5 months more responsibility was given.
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?
Teamwork skills, HAZOP skills
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?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
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?
Lots of different people were given as points of contact.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
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?
The company was having lots of job cuts so atmosphere sometimes felt uneasy for a lot of people and moral was not always amazing. However majority of the people I met were very supportive.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
2/5
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?
I enjoyed it more as time went by but initially was left feeling very lost and unguided. After speaking to few people things picked up and got better.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Tata Steel
2/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Tata Steel to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Tata Steel
To take as many opportunities as you can.
