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Cummins

IT Systems Analyst Review

at Cummins

Placement (10 Months+)

Information Technology

Wellingbourough

Review Submitted: May 2025

Overall Rating

4.1 /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
4.3/5 - Skills Development
4/5 - Support and Guidance
3.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Create new and improve existing automated process flows and applications to serve various business functions within the company. Often includes meeting with people located in different business areas analyzing their production flow and spotting opportunities for automated processes which are more effective than manual work. As well as this supporting existing projects and processes when changes occur and edits need to be made for existing systems to function.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Treated like a member of the team and given the opportunity to lead projects within the team and within other teams while travelling.
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?
Communication, Presentation skills, Analysis, Problem solving, Time management
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
5/5
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?
Always available to ask questions to and provided sufficient training during the first month of placement. Had 3 weekly touchpoints for any questions so was never left stuck.
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?
3/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Supportive and always made you feel welcome within the office space.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
3/5
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?
Very much enjoyed the whole year, I learned a lot.
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 Cummins
3/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
Be prepared to be flexible with your working hours as you will be communicating with people in different time zones.
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