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Tata Steel

Mechanical engineering placement Review

at Tata Steel

Placement (10 Months+)

Mechanical Engineering

Deeside

Review Submitted: August 2022

Overall Rating

4.9 /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 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
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.
Working with the engineers on the improvement and maintenance of the manufacturing lines as well as improving standards across the site and other important projects
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was given many projects that heavily impacted the line. I had projects that were to work with in a team and provide my knowledge and I had projects in which I lead a multitude of different size teams.
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?
Management skills, communication skills, time management, Project management, CAD skills, how to work in a large business, fitting skills, presentation skills
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?
I receive all he support and guidance I needed and asked for there are a lot of knowledgeable engineers at Tata that are all happy to share their 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?
Tata has a great general atmosphere in both a professional sense as well as a communal and social sense it has been a pleasure to come to work over this last 12 months
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?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I loved my placement at Tata I had a great time and was given some great and interesting projects as well as making some great friends
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 Tata Steel
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Tata Steel to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Tata Steel
They're looking for innovative people who are eager to constantly improve themselves as well as people who are genuinely interested in engineering opposed to people who just think its good money
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