1So, now that your placement at the engineering firm has finished, how do you feel it went overall?
2Honestly, far better than I anticipated, although the first fortnight was quite overwhelming because everything was unfamiliar.
3What kind of responsibilities did they actually give you, once you had settled into the team?
4Initially just observing senior technicians, but by the second month I was supervising quality checks on my own.
5That is impressive. Did the experience change your mind about which area of engineering to specialise in?
6Completely. I had planned to go into design, but the production side appealed to me much more.
7Interesting, because most people on our course seem drawn to the design work rather than production.
8True, although I suspect that is simply because production sounds less glamorous until you have experienced it.
9Has the firm offered you anything for after graduation, or was that never really discussed?
10They mentioned a graduate scheme starting in September, and my supervisor has already offered to write a reference.