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Undergraduate Placement Student Review

at AWE

Placement (10 Months+)

Science

Aldermaston

Review Submitted: January 2025

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!

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

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Working in a team of 9 to help test materials physics models. My typical day involves arriving into the office, editing coding, running tests of the code and simulations, attending meetings and conferences and collaborating with my team on the work I have done.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Initially only responsibility in keeping the office safe and tidy by following everyone else's example. Now I have more responsibility for my work as I am in the middle of my projects and having to present my findings to other people not in my team.
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 learnt new technical skills such as different coding languages and improved my existing coding knowledge. Working in a team has helped my confidence in voicing my ideas. Working in the office has improved my office etiquette.
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?
For starting the technical work I was given lots of guidance in the form of helpful lectures, reading and help from my task manager. For meeting I followed the instructions of my team and for everything else I had training modules. The support and guidance was a little lacking when finding buildings/rooms and navigating site.
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?
Everyone is friendly and willing to give a helping hand for any problems that I have. While the office can get a little noisy at times it is nice that colleagues are nearby. The people around me specialise in different areas so it is nice to hear their perspectives on the work.
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 am really enjoying my placement so far. The work is engaging and challenging but not too much. Everyone is really friendly and I am comfortable asking questions or raising my concerns. The flexible work hours are great as this is my first job and I am learning the work culture, balance and etiquette.
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 AWE
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend AWE to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to AWE
You should work in person for the first few months instead of working from home because you get to meet lots of amazing people and you will be able to begin networking much quicker and easier.
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