Transport and Logistics Placement Student Review

Item: Transport and Logistics Placement Student at Cummins
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at Cummins

Placement (10 Months+)

Logistics and Operations

Daventry

Review Submitted: July 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

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.5/5 - 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.

Data Analysis
Cost optimisation
Efficiency projects

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes. Significant responsibility. We were responsible for our own projects. There was always someone to ask questions if you weren’t clear on how to handle the tasks

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?

Developed excel skills
Learned logistics terminology and how to work with logistics rate cards

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?

A lot of support and guidance.

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?

Friendly and open. Willing to help always

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

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?

Enjoyed it very much. It was a good chance to get immersed in my field and gain practical experience on how things work. Also had the opportunity to go to different departments and understand what they do and how they interact with logistics and transport