Product Strategy Intern Review

by BMW Group

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • I thoroughly enjoyed my placement overall. I experienced a wide variety of different tasks and challenges. Every week was different to the last, which made my time so enjoyable.

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

    • I felt incredibly valued by my team mates and colleagues. I was given a large amount of different tasks and a lot of responsibility.

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

    • My manager and I had regular 1-1 meetings. He was incredibly transparent and would always say if i was doing something wrong/correct.

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

    • Generally i was very busy. I had to cover a lot of different tasks ranging from pricing to the configurator, So I always had a lot to do.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • As stated before, I was given a large amount of responsibility. I was given different tasks and objectives to manage.

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

    • I believe that one main skill that has been developed during my time here is my management of tasks and time keeping skills, by having multiple deadlines for multiple people.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • The Product Team was a very friendly group of people who had good chemistry. This made time and the atmosphere spent in the office very enjoyable.

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

    • I believe it was very well set up. I had a 3 week handover period at the start of the internship which allowed me to be immersed into Rolls-Royce slowly. As the year went on, i was given more and more work which I think was appropriate.

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

    • Unfortunately there was not any official training schemes available for Interns at this time.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Due to the ever changing market of Luxury Cars, it's difficult to predict whether there will be many future prospects. However i have been encouraged to apply for the Grad Scheme.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes definately, due to myself and a few other interns setting up the 'Intern Committee' we were able to group people together for events and social scenes.

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

    • Chichester has a fairly high cost of living.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • There were no 'clubs' in chichester, plenty of bars and pubs however.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Not particularly, there were some events set up by the department outside of working hours however.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Automotive Engineering, Business Management, Sales

West Midlands

June 2017

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