CBSE Finance Placement Student Review
at Cummins
Placement (10 Months+)
Accounting
Darlington
Review Submitted: May 2023
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
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
Morning meeting to discuss what we are doing in the day.
Lots of reconciliation of accounts
Cross charging amounts between sites in the UK
Posting journals in ledgers
Lots of reconciliation of accounts
Cross charging amounts between sites in the UK
Posting journals in ledgers
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I feel like my role is fairly important, if I miss deadlines, some of the work my managers do is severely impacted.
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 lots of skills mainly team work, also had to present quite a bit so I've improved on that. I have also had to train people on tasks so I've improved my skills on that
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 of support throughout the placement - the previous placement student was there to train me for 2 months and then I was assigned a Buddy within my team to ensure I was ok. My manager was very good and contacted me months in advance of starting my placement to assure me the role is good.
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 good company culture of a very hard working team that will help each other when needed. Also great inclusivity and diversity within Cummins
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?
I have very much enjoyed my placement while also learning plenty of skills that I will take forward with me
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
To be yourself during the interview process
