Year in Industry Student Review
at Via East Midlands
Placement (10 Months+)
Civil Engineering
Nottingham
Review Submitted: August 2022
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
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Overview of Role
4/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Helping signals team with traffic signal maintenance.
Completed design of refurbishments jobs.
Implementation of Intelligent transport system.
Completed design of refurbishments jobs.
Implementation of Intelligent transport system.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given responsibility to carry out refurbishment jobs of existing projects.
I was also given the duty of implementing and documenting the roll out of intelligent transport systems.
I was also given the duty of implementing and documenting the roll out of intelligent transport systems.
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?
Technical skills and knowledge of intelligent transport systems and programming on a central system.
Problem solving and professional documentation.
Communication, team work and work load management
Problem solving and professional documentation.
Communication, team work and work load management
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?
3/5
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 given a work buddy and guidance/support from a lot of people.
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?
Very relaxed and friendly.
Fun to work in.
Fun to work in.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I was happy with it. Got an insight into the industry and enjoyed my experience.
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 Via East Midlands
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Via East Midlands to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Via East Midlands
N/A
