Packaging Placement Student Review
at Cummins
Placement (10 Months+)
Logistics and Operations
Daventry
Review Submitted: May 2023
Overall Rating
4.5 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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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.
Working with data, spreadsheets and interactions on site/with suppliers to improve packaging standards and environmental impact for the UKLC and Cummins.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given more responsibility than I expected going in. From near enough the beginning I have been treated as a full time employee would as opposed to just a placement student may be percieved.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Have learnt to view things in a more broad sense as opposed to the purely analytical way I did so before. Also learnt to communicate better with people in a workplace environment
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?
Have received plenty of support from the start, from my manager, colleagues and mentor that Cummins has provided.
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?
Atmosphere and culture has been very positive, everyone extremely helpful and co-operative.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
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?
I've enjoyed it immensely, I've got exactly what I wanted out of it and more that I didn't expect but am grateful to have received
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
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
Even if at first you don't succeed, wait four months and they might just offer you a job anyway. They always keep you in mind if you present yourself well
