Summer Placement Review
at Mace
Internship (1 Month+)
Project Management
London
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
4.9 /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
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
My day to day role is liaise with the clients and contractors to ensure set works are following the set schedule of works, with specified deadlines being met. If there is any delays to the works or cost issues, it is my duty to ensure these are correctly flagged up and suitable measures are put in place to rectify these issues.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, there were many occasions where I was put in a position of heighted responsibility such as leading workshops and progress update meetings, alongside the responsibility of delivering specific documents of information by key set deadlines.
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?
I was based in the same department I was in during my industrial placement, however I was working on one large project this time as opposed to multiple small ones. This allowed me to learn new things as well as build upon my previously existing experience which has been highly beneficial.
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 received a large amount of support from the team around me as they were aware some concepts would be new to me. If I ever had a question, I was made to feel very comfortable to ask any of my team members for help.
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?
Very welcoming with plenty of social opportunities to get to know everyone better
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?
I thoroughly enjoyed my summer placement as it built upon my previous placement knowledge while presenting me with new opportunities to meet new people and gain new insights into different areas of construction.
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 Mace
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Mace to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Mace
Try and take every opportunity presented to you, which there are many, as you will be able to gain so much from them. Try to go into the office as much as possible as it's the best way to meet new people.
