Hardware and Mechatronics Undergraduate Review

Item: Hardware and Mechatronics Undergraduate at JLR
Rating: 4.6
Author: Anonymous

at JLR

Placement (10 Months+)

Product Design, Project Management, Engineering

Gaydon

Review Submitted: April 2023

Overall Rating

4.6 /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

4.3/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - Company Culture

4.5/5 - 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.

• Lead a £50k Project to reconfigure a storage room into a L4 Climate Control Rig Chamber
• Kickstarted the transformation of our team into Agile, leading weekly meetings and guiding next steps
• Involved in a number of other projects, such as the moving and commissioning of a Cruden Driving Simulator

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I have full ownership of my projects, treated as a direct entry employee as soon as competency was established

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?

Networking, Project Management, People Management

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?

4/5

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

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

Regular 1:1s with Manager and Mentor, Buddy system across teams, Valuable network of Early careers Employees, Monthly 1:1s with EO Early Careers Personnel

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?

Very open, always happy to help, flexible with working hours etc. Very modern/agile

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?

4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

Highly. Built a substantial network and gained invaluable experience that has definitively influenced my career path

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

5/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at JLR

5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend JLR to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to JLR

Have a look at what JLR is working on ('Reimagine')/upcoming technologies before interview. There are no aptitude tests at the assessment centre at the time of writing, only game based aptitude pre assessment centre

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