Technical Consultant Review

by BAE Systems

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Rating

2.9/5
  • The Role
    3.4
  • The Company
    2.9
  • The Culture
    2.1

    The Role

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

    • Started well but began to drag towards the end of the 10 weeks.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Brilliant atmosphere in the office - really felt my skills were valued by those around me.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Some level of support when needed.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • If anything a lack of day to day work. When I first mentioned this my line manager was very surprised and seemed to think I had been doing a very large amount already!

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Documents which I wrote got sent to the client and I felt like a responsible member of the team.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Being in an office environment is certainly important life experience, but in the shorter term some of the programming skills I have picked up will also be useful for my units next year.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Everyone quite social although in a male dominated environment little conversation. Frequent Pub lunches/office socials

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Generally, very well organised. However I was unlucky with where I ended up being placed, and felt like others had a better deal, and a better internship, with the company.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Some training in what I was doing.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • They say 75% of interns get offered another placement or a job, but I doubt I will return.

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • Felt slightly isolated with the majority of interns being in London, but when events were organised they were well run and everyone was friendly.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Train was £7 a day which was alright, local places for lunch very reasonable.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Wouldn't really want to go out in Guildford much when I live in London!

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • I got the feeling if I was on a longer placement I could have joined Sports/Social clubs but over the summer there wasn't really enough time.

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Operations, Computer Science

South East

August 2011

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