PE - Software West Midlands Review

Item: PE - Software West Midlands at JLR
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at JLR

Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Science

Coventry

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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

4.5/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - 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.

Worked in "Platform Integration" - testing software at a system level on vehicles, main point of contact in finding and solving issues at pilot production build, reporting out issues enabling engineers to fix these issues.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

For the first 2 thirds of the placement, I was often looking for work to do, not well utilised however towards the end of my placement I managed to get allocated to a project in my team and had a large amount of responsibility.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

Problem solving, communication, teamwork, adaptability, presenting

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

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

Lots of support was available from the early careers team throughout the placement, as well as my team

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

4/5

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?

The culture within the team and area I worked in was very positive, was an enjoyable place to work. Have also heard from others this atmosphere is present around the majority of the business.