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Cummins

Trade Compliance Analyst Review

at Cummins

Placement (10 Months+)

Audit, Logistics and Operations

Huddersfield

Review Submitted: May 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
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Focused on financial reporting, auditing, tracking spend and savings, and managing duty systems. Collaborating with customs brokers, freight forwarders and suppliers to ensure efficient, compliant flow of goods.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
It started out with training, and little reposnsobility, and as the months went by, workload and responsibility increased
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?
App development
Python
Data analysis
Reporting
Auditing
Communication
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 had one full month of training, a student buddy, and weekly meetings with my manager. I could also ask anyone for help, and everyone almost always replied.
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?
People are friendly and welcoming. Not only from my team, but the everyone I talked to from multiple teams, transport, IT, etc.
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 enjoyed it quite a lot, it was a lot better than I thought it would be.
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
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
Just apply, and be yourself, as thats what my line manager told me after.
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