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Fantastic placement which exposed me to significant amounts of the business and the industry as a whole. This allowed me to improve and develop my skills in an environment which is conducive to that
I enjoyed my placement year. It gave me an opportunity to put myself out of my comfort zone and learn a variety of new skills. At times however, the workload was low and I found myself looking for jobs to do. This gave me an opportunity to engage in jobs ...
Very much, it was a great opportunity to see how the business works in the various departments and to start learning the basics behind the career which i want to persue beyond University. So for me this placement year has been invaluable to get a start in...
My role in the department was highly engaging and intensive. I had the opporutnity to learn so much through theory and application. Alongside extremely helpful colleagues, I always felt that I had input. The placement helped build my confidence and gave m...
Working at the BMW Group has been a fantastic experince, not only do you pick up real industry knowledge and skills but also pick up some great freinds a long the way. One critique is the lack of structure at the start of the placement but once you're set...
I have enjoyed my internship very much. Throughout my internship I have been able to do work that both interests and challenges me, with my role giving me the freedom to find my own solutions to problems. This role has also helped me to decide what jobs I...
Great working hours and weekends off. Coming over from a Retail background is definitely a major change for the positive of course. Working alongside the supply base and getting involved in numerous projects, plus having some of your own projects definite...
I thoroughly enjoyed my placement year at BMW. I was initially nervous to begin a placement, as it is so different from University. Although it was a complete change of daily routine, the positive environment and friendly people working here made me feel ...
Really enjoyed the working enviroment and the team I worked with were very supportive and friendly, however vague job descriptions is dissapointing as you get tasked with admin jobs that do not help you learn or progress, which is the reason I wanted to g...
I enjoyed gaining the hands on experience which will help prepare me for my final year at university and future graduate roles, but the BMW Group need to provide support/ help with living costs for students and apprentices at sites (such as Plant Oxford) ...
My internship has been a fifty fifty experience. On the one hand, i really do enjoy the people with whom i work with which makes the work environment a pleasant one. However, the BMW group being the size that it is means evrything is heavily process based...
I really enjoyed my placement and learnt a lot about how big buisnesses work. There were some periods within the year that the work flow was very slow, however, I was able to use this time to improve on my CAD skills and read up on Engineerng topics. I im...
I really enjoyed my placement as a whole. My department were really welcoming and there was a very positive atmosphere around the office. When it was busy, there was plenty of work to do. However, during quieter periods there wasn't much to do at all and ...
I have to say that my placement still will take until September, but so far, I am really enjoying it and I think, I made a good choice. As I am working in a car company, there is always a huge variety of tasks and I never get bored. Every day, I learn new...
Working at Plant Oxford has been an absolute pleasure. The daily schedule was very engaging and always ensured that I was working on at least one project. The ability to manage my own time and responsibilites also enabled me to learn valuable skills like ...
I have enjoyed my internship at a very good level. There has mostly been available work that has challenged me and gave me new knowledge that is valuable to how businessess operate. I have also enjoyed life outside of work with other interns as there is a...
I have enjoyed this placement and the opportunity to develop my experience within the workplace. I like the variety of my role and the impromtu projects that we (myself and the other intern in my area) get to assist with. I think it would be even more enj...
Overall my placement year has been very informative and enjoyable, I worked within Physical Logistics and Project Management. Over the year I got a lot of projects to work on, which all varied in terms of their focus and this gave me a good opportunity to...
Had an awesome year! Great team and department along with plenty of fellow interns to work and socialise with throuhgout the year. Learnt a great deal about working culture and gained insights into a vast array different departments within the automotive ...
I really enjoyed my placement overall. The people were fantastic, the work was generally quite interesting, but there were lots of opportunities to try different things. It was the most flexible workplace I've ever worked in: it was actively encouraged to...
