Technical placement Review
at Tata Steel
Placement (10 Months+)
Mechanical Engineering
Port talbot
Review Submitted: November 2022
Overall Rating
3.5 /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
4.3/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
2/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
2/5
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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.
I worked with rapid response maintenance team. My days mostly revolved around observing and advising on repair and development jobs
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Not a massive amount since the jobs I was working on had quite a high level of risk and required quite a lot of technical knowledge
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?
I have deepened my first hand knowledge of the processes involved in maintaining and installing new hardware on a continuously working system.
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
3/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Unfortunately I did not have regular contact with my mentor however I was always able to find someone to answer questions when I had them
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?
It was exactly what I expected from the heavy end of a steel mill. Whether this is a good thing or a bad thing is up for you to decide
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
2/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
2/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
1/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed being able to have a change of pace from my academic studies, being able to see what its like for the people working on and with the machines we design was very useful
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
3/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Tata Steel
2/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Tata Steel to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Tata Steel
Idk man
