Undergraduate Engineer Review

Item: Undergraduate Engineer at John Sisk and Son Ltd
Rating: 4.1
Author: Anonymous

at John Sisk and Son Ltd

Placement (10 Months+)

Civil Engineering

Manchester

Review Submitted: October 2021

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!

5/5 - Overview of Role

4.5/5 - Skills Development

4/5 - Support and Guidance

3.3/5 - 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.

Overseeing a designated portion of the internal fit out of apartments as well as generally resolving issues around site.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was progressively given more and more responsibility at a rate that pushed me but I was comfortable with. Additionally when I showed interest in an area this was acknowledged and I was given more work to do in this area.

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?

Primarily interpersonal skills and a general understanding of site-based work

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?

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

4/5

Support and Guidance

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

I was always working under a supportive team who were happy to give guidace adn helped me push myself.

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

3/5

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?

There was a very positive atmosphere, with some disagreements and pettiness going on between managers working in opposing buildings. This so metimes led to me being involved in office disputes.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

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?

3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I really enjoyed my placement as I felt I really excelled in a working environment I was sceptical of going into. I do however want to go into a different type of engineering work than that I was working on in my placement, but it still greatly developed me as a person.