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Job Title: Finance Industrial Placement Student

Overall Rated 8.0

★★★★★★★★☆☆

The Role

Role Description

For the duration of my Industrial Placement at BAE Systems I will be involved in both Project Accounting and Management Accounting. The role requires me to be a part of a team that provides a full accounting service to the Manufacturing business and requires regular contact with other key functions and project staff.

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

Rated 9/10

This placement gave me lots of oppotunities to see the finance function as a whole, and there was plenty of variety of work.

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

Rated 9/10

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

Rated 9/10

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

This varied during the month, the first week would be extremely busy and this would lesson as the month went on.

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

Rated 9/10

I was given a lot of responsibility on my placement and had plenty of support.

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

Rated 9/10

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

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

Rated 7/10

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

Rated 7/10

10. What were the perks on your work placement?
★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

  • Subsidised Canteen
  • Sports and Social Club
  • National Travel
  • Company Parties/Events
11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Other Information

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

Rated 8/10

At my site there was only one other Ip/Graduate but the team did like to organise nights out and social events.

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

Rated 7/10

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

Rated 8/10

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

Rated 7/10

Final Average Overall Review Ratings

Calculated by combining the answers in each section.

  • The Role Overall

    ★★★★★★★★★
  • The Organisation Overall

    ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
  • Everything Else Overall

    ★★★★★★★★☆☆

The final verdict…

On average, this placement student rated BAE Systems with a 8.0 star rating average.

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Review 16/27 for BAE Systems

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