I was really fortunate to get two placement offers, from Vauxhall and Mini. In the end, I chose Mini which was a great place to work. My role at Mini was specifically in the Material Laboratory where I got to put my degree into practice. During my placement year, I was responsible for a preventative maintenance project looking after the Paint Shop, in addition I supported all manner of day-to-day Material investigations. The lab at Mini had incredible test facilities, I really felt the benefit of this when I returned to do my final year lab sessions as I had built up a lot of hours conducting experiments on placement.