Sustainability Intern Review
at Siemens
Placement (10 Months+)
Procurement, Environmental Science
Manchester
Review Submitted: September 2024
Overall Rating
4.6 /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
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
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 role is to work alongside the supply chain team to improve sustainability within the organization. Day to day tasks include data handling for carbon emissions and meetings with commodity managers to implement sustainability into purchasing decisions and communications with suppliers.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was mainly left to get on with tasks without supervision, whilst knowing that if I needed help it was always available. Me and my line manager would have weekly meetings to discuss what I had completed that week and my tasks for next week but if I wanted to focus on a particularly area within the business then I was allowed to spend time on my 'own' projects.
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 have learned a lot about procurement and the technical process involved in inviting suppliers to work for the business. I was also involved in some tender response writing for sustainability disclosure which gave me a good insight into business strategy and how to structure work winning proposals. Finally, I learned how to use power BI to build dynamic dashboards to represent collected data.
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?
4/5
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 plenty of training and guidance during my placement with access to good learning materials and invited to numerous calls to get up to speed with the processes going on within the business. I was also invited to other sections of the business to get an overall view of the company and to understand what my colleagues were doing daily.
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company culture is really strong with high prioritization of entry level talent and talent retention. The atmosphere within the office I worked in was also very friendly with a good office manager and plenty of colleagues who were willing to answer questions I had and show me how to do things
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
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 really enjoyed the time I spent in my placement role as it significantly developed my career skills and provided me with great experience. There were some elements that were more difficult than others, although that is mainly due to the constantly shifting state of sustainability which sometimes made aspects of the role quite challenging.
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 Siemens
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Siemens to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Siemens
My advice would be to make the most of the training resources offered to you and to ask as many questions as possible. So many different people have varying knowledge and so a different view can significantly improve your understanding. Also make sure to learn about the other business units to see if these would suit you more, everyone is more than willing to teach you more!
