Engineering Placement Review

Item: Engineering Placement at Nissan UK
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Nissan UK

Placement (10 Months+)

Automotive Engineering

Sunderland

Review Submitted: November 2022

Overall Rating

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 - 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 on new projects with experienced engineers, understanding the processes etc.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given opportunities to take responsibility for areas of projects or whole projects during my placement, however this increased gradually and I was never made to feel uncomfortable

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 exisitng skills in mechanical engineering, learnt new skills surrounding software and electrical engineering, allowing me to become a more well rounded engineer.

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?

Lots - i was never afraid to ask questions or ask help when i needed and the answers were always helpful from everyone i worked with.

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?

Good place to work, great friendly people

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?

Great placement, work was not what i was expecting when i applied, however this was a good thing. The role was a perfect fit for me and definitely what i want to do as a future career.