Software Engineer Review
at JLR
Placement (10 Months+)
Software Engineering
Gaydon
Review Submitted: June 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
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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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.
Helping larger teams working on ongoing tasks alongside getting appointed my own tasks to work on. Software testing and analysis of tests done within vehicles.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes responsibility is appointed wherever fairly possible. Not too overbearing but enough to make you feel like a valued member of the team and to test your industry skills
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?
Teamwork skills, work management skills, data analysis, 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?
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?
Support and guidance is given wherever possible and whenever asked for. Constant support is easily seen.
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 friendly and sociable. People view you as a fully fledged member of the team and not as a student so there is no outcasting.
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed it quite a bit and I've learnt a lot about what it means to work in a corporate company
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 JLR
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend JLR to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to JLR
Be confident within the interview and answer honestly. Make sure to do your research properly beforehand and show that you have a genuine interest
Industrial Operations: Manufacturing Undergraduate
at JLR
- Placement (10 Months+)
- Liverpool, Halewood.
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