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Cummins

Environmental Review

at Cummins

Placement (10 Months+)

Environmental Science

daventry

Review Submitted: June 2022

Overall Rating

4.3 /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
4.3/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - Company Culture
4/5 - 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.
Maintaining and improving the site’s ISO14001 and ISO50001 Management Systems
Monitoring and measuring environmental activities to perform trending analysis
Inspecting operational controls to ensure legal compliance and Corporate requirements
Aid the site in meeting its Environmental targets through project work
Participate in both internal and external auditing processes
Working with all employees to further improve the Environmental culture at the site
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Responsibility within specific role surrounding billing, less responsibility from a departmental aspect
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?
Working within a team, getting familiar with the day-to-day requirements of a full-time job. Communication within a large organisation where contacts are made globally.
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?
4/5
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
4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Support provided from the department and occasional contact from HR and my university
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?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Welcoming atmosphere with many students, other staff familiar with having younger team members to provide help
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?
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?
Placement provided insight into working life and helped shape future career path.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

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
Prepare well for interview and look at how your previous employment or education is suited directly to the job requirements
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