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The placement experience was overall very positive. From a biochemistry point of view, the pay is generous, with an extra bonus in april and free shares, there is potential to adjust your year to personal objectives, the facilities are comfortable (with s...
I enjoyed meeting new people and building my network. During my placement at British American Tobacco, I learnt a variety of new skills and built on some that I learnt during my education at the University of Bath. The placement team at BAT ran a number o...
I have been extremely happy during my placement year. I worked on very interesting projects, had all the support I needed, and massively boosted both my soft skills (presentation, leadership and team work to mention a few) and my hard skills (through form...
Working at British American Tobacco was a very enjoyable and rewarding experience. British American Tobacco is a large multinational corporation which allowed me as a placement student to see how different parts of the organisation work together which was...
The placement was very enjoyable and gave a great insight into what working for a large multinational company is like. I was given a lot of responsibility very quickly and given freedom to get on with my work without interruptions. British American Tobacc...
I really enjoyed my time at BAT, the variety of work has kept me interested and the fast pace environment means there is never a dull moment.
It was a great environment to work in. Everyone in the company was friendly and willing to teach and guide me throughout my year. Made some very good friends during my time here as well with the other placement students.
I really enjoyed my placement with British American Tobacco. I was given projects which were interesting and business relevant, so the work was fulfilling and felt worthwhile. I feel like I've gained a lot from this year, in terms of practical chemistry...
I thoroughly enjoyed my year at BAT where I was treated as a proper employee and given very important research to do with the next generation products. I wouldn't hesitate recommending working for BAT to anyone.
Quite honestly, the best year of university for me. I’ve loved working in a business where everyone is so friendly and kind. It is a sociable and modern environment. The labs are right next to the office and for me it was a nice balance between lab and of...
I really enjoyed my placement.
Certain parts very much so, there are some very good aspects to the placement overall especially the placement co-ordinators, but for an engineering student I’m not sure the Next Generation Products sector at BAT is the place for me to be as so much of th...
The projects I am in charge of or working on are always different. It's never the same thing so you don't get bored. I think that's very important to enjoy your placement. You learn a lot - working along tobacco I learnt a lot about chemistry which I kn...
Mostly varied interesting work in which I was learning . At times I was more of a production line member (but alongside management grade employee) as everyone pitched in for a specific project, or just spending far to long slogging through reports plus...
I very much enjoyed my year with British American Tobacco and would recommend the placement thoroughly to anyone who has the opportunity to apply for it. The job was interesting with sufficient course-related work, and the 'softer' side is to be expected ...
1) On the whole, I enjoyed my placement at BAT and found it a rewarding experience. The project I was given had relevance to the company and there was importance on its completion, this made me more motivated to complete the work and hence it was more re...
