BP Upstream Mixed Engineering Discovery DAy Review

I believe it was exciting and engaging. I really enjoyed the set-up and the fact that there were just 15 of us on that day; it gave us the opportunity to interact with each other as well as the BP Staff. I particularly enjoyed going to the Highly Immersive Visual Environment (HIVE).

I felt extremely valued and I was free to ask questions and be myself.

There was quite a lot of guidance and support, everyone was friendly and I was always free to ask questions about different things that were going on. The day started off with a breakdown of everything that was going to happen, this was very useful because we always knew what was coming ahead.

It was a discovery day so there was not a lot of skill development. However, there was adequate preparation for application skills and requirements. Furthermore, it give me a very good understanding of the Upstream Oil and Gas industry and got me excited about the different jobs I could do as a Civil Engineer.

It was extremely well structured and there was never a dull moment. In that day I was able to experience various facets of the Up-Stream Oil and Gas industry. It started off with an extremely pleasant ice breaker, followed by a presentation from a leading engineer, followed by an energy game and other presentations by people working in different parts and stages of the industry.

It was extremely pleasant and friendly. I didn't feel a competitive atmosphere but one of freedom and creativity. This was achieved by starting off with an excellent ice breaker which got everyone exited and talking. We also got the opportunity to have a lunch break and speak with a room full of 20 professional working for BP in the upstream Oil and GAs industry.

I believe they invested quite a lot as busy professionals took time out of their days to present and discuss with us about their jobs and the different challenges they face everyday. The section regarding the application process and how to answer competency based questions was extremely useful as well.

Bp did an excellent job in this regard. They ensured we heard from a wide rage of professions. We even had the opportunity to speak to a professional who was on-shore using the advanced collaborative environment. They touched on the various degree subjects that were present for the insight program and ensured we knew what type of jobs we would have if we worked at . The networking session during lunch was also very useful in regards to this.

I believe a reasonably good effort was made in this regard. We learnt about the companies 5 core values which included Safety, Respect, Excellence, Courage and One Team . Furthermore we learnt about the opportunities to have 'flex Fridays' which occurs when you work an extremely hour everyday enabling you to have every other Friday off from work.

It was extremely valuable as I got to learn about various career paths I could go on as well as how I can get there through the help with the application process. I met a graduate pipeline engineer and her job seemed really exciting, this has made me consider going into pipeline engineering. I also had the freedom to ask a range of professionals about the job which not only helped my understand the industry more but various career paths I could take.

I was reimbursed expenses up to £100

Yes, there lot of opportunities, in fact the insight week revolved around meeting other employees in different fields and at different levels of the company. We got the opportunity to have a networking lunch. We were also encouraged to ask questions throughout the discovery day. I met a wide range of people from graduates to line managers, all with different STEM backgrounds.

The lunch was excellent.

We learnt about flex Fridays and other events graduates got involved in. I believe we could have gotten a better sense of this.

I think it was an amazing and eye-opening experience.