Internship Review at BP

The Role

Role Description

Supporting the principle electrical engineer for Harding (Offshore Production Platform) operations

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I found the internship very enjoyable! The team i was working with were really friendly and helpful and i had no problems integrating with them. The other interns were also all very nice people!

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

I felt valuable as the work i was doing was giving tangeble benifits to the company and the other members of the operations team

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

My line manager always gave me useful advice when i had problems with the work. Also the other Electrical engineers in different teams were always happy to help when my line manager couldn't.

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

I was reasonably busy through out the internship. When i finished work i was always given new work to start.

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

★★★★★★★★★☆

Rated 9/10

The main project i was given was to produce a business case for procurement of a critical spare for the platform with potentially several hundred million dollars riding on the outcome!

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Not so much the technical aspects however being able to manage my time and organise how i went about doing my work have/will assist my studies.

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

the office had a very relaxed atmosphere and there was always good banter going about! The employees at BP are given responsibillity to organise them selves and ensure work is completed on time so when they needed to work they did. I quite like this idea as i enjoy having responsibillity to manage myself and not have some breathing down your neck all the time.

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

The internship was very well organised with mid and final apraisals in the 4th and 8th week respectively to make sure you were meeting/had met your targets. One downside was with a bit more organisation interns could be given offshore experience at some point during the internship

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

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

The fact that your given a line manager and a mentor showed the company were investing alot into us. The company also put us on presentation trainind days and day trips to see some of the onshore installations

10. What were the perks on your work placement?

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

• Flexi Time
• Subsidised Canteen
• Company Parties/Events

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

Im on the graduate scheme for 2011.

Other Information

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

★★★★★★★★★★

Rated 10/10

CHUNDER DRAGON!

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

★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 5/10

Aberdeen is one of the most expensive cities in the UK. fortunately the intern salary was very good! Living wasn't to bad as bills were inclusive of the rent!

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

★★★★★★☆☆☆☆

Rated 6/10

Most of the clubs are not places i like to go as they are mostly cheesy night clubs. however its good fun if your hammered and the people i went out with were ace!

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

★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I went to numerous dinners and nights out with electrical engineers and harding operations team! i also played 5 a side football every week with colleageus and 7 a side occasionally with the current graduates and staff members

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?

On the whole i had a really good time on the internship! In aberdeen the interns all live in halls so it had a real family/community feal to it! The staff are all really friendly and make you feel really welcome.

Review 114/114 for BP

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