Placement Year Review at BP

The Role

Role Description

Providing Engineering support for offshore gas platforms.

1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Great team, good hours flexi time, rewarding real engineering.

2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

Great tight knit team

3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Objective for the year set at the star and up to yourself to get them done but with plenty of help.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

At the start a little dead but soon warmed up top the right amount.

5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Real engineering work, checked the same as all engineers but was real work which needed to be done.

6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Take skills from uni and applies them to the need of the industry.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Everyone very busy so had to organise myself a bit but if i wanted something done i could always get help.

9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Year placement student so had access to training as a grad but a not as many days.

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

• Flexi Time
• Subsidised Canteen
• Subsidised/Company Gym
• Company Parties/Events
• Above 25 days holiday

11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Every intern has the opertunity to be put forward for an assesment centre to be considered for employment

Other Information

12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Great friends made during my time

13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Hull pretty cheap for most things

14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Good craic

15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Had to orgainise some myself but good opertunities

In addition to these questions, is there any extra information you would like to leave about your experiences on your work placement that other students may be interested in?

BP good pay good prospects treated as a real engineer

Review 114/114 for BP

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