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JLR

Design - Studio Modelling Review

at JLR

Placement (10 Months+)

Product Design

Gaydon

Review Submitted: March 2023

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!

3/5 - Overview of Role
4.3/5 - Skills Development
4/5 - Support and Guidance
4.3/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - 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.
After 3 months of Alias training, I worked on a flagship project for 8 months of my 12 month placement deigning a yacht to suit a given brief - the brief being Modern Luxury at sea. As part of the project I designed modelled and presented all of my work to my team and designers such as Massimo
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was given full responsibility of my own project and the work needed to complete it to a high level.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Alias Surfacing
Photoshop
VRED
Presentation Skills
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?
4/5
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?
Quite a lot, I had two mentors and a buddy the whole way through my placement and everyone in my team was available and approachable to talk to when I found necessary.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
There was some company/role 'politics' within my team however that did not affect my learning
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
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?
3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I have enjoyed it a lot and I have learned so much from at JLR for the past 12 months
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at JLR
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend JLR to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to JLR
N A
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