PhD Review

I really enjoyed the Discovery Day at BP, the programme was well organised, comprehensive and followed in a timely manner. The talks were very informative from BP employees (HR & technical staff). I particularly liked the lab tours and introduction to HIVE visualization room where we discussed roles of a geoscientist.

From leaving the train station via the BP free of charge shuttle service, to the welcome at the main reception and helpful guidance in finding the rest of the group I felt valued as a visitor to the BP Sunbury site. Speakers took the time to speak to you after each talk, including very senior members of staff.

The full morning session was planned and delivered to prepare current students for the application procress into BP via the internship or graduate scheme. This involved multiple talks, as well as a peer-review session on previous applications to critically understand the application process. This was supported by lots of different employees of BP.

The information received on the BP Discovery Day will be particularly useful for my upcoming calendar rather than my studies. The aim of the BP Discovery Day was to introduce the candidates to BP, not particularly develop skills that would be applicable to degree studies. Soft skills were developed more so than technical skills.

The BP Discovery Day was very well structured at Sunbury. Information was sent promptly beforehand to make the travel to the offices very smooth. On the day, talks ran promptly and ended on time. The group split into two groups during the afternoon to look at the different labs across the site.

The atmosphere was really friendly during the BP Discovery day, lots of questions were asked of the speakers and extremely useful discussions followed on. Between visitors everyone was approachable and enjoyed speaking about their current and future careers as well as experiences on the day. The group activities made for great ice-breakers.

This is where the staff running the BP Discovery day really excelled. There was a lot of information regarding the day to day roles of different sub-disciplines within BP. The information was delivered in different ways which meant the day remained informative and interesting throughout. Great to have speakers from different positions involved.

The culture at BP really shone through interactions with employees - all employees seemed genuinely happy to be working at BP and discussed the benefits associated with a full-time position there. Additionally, by spending the day on the site at Sunbury I felt like I understood the culture at BP.

The morning at the BP Discovery Day really guided the visitors through the application process from internship to graduate within BP. Speaking to other BP employees they were able to provide guidance on application dates and future career decisions. Overall the content was very valuable for my future career choices.

this was really thought out by the BP Discovery day staff. In the morning we were joined by two very senior members of staff who were happy to discuss their careers in BP. At lunch we interacted with the two ladies running the Discovery Day. During the afternoon 3 graduates gave presentations.

Yes this is an excellent insight programme that I wish more companies ran. The exposure to various employees, content of the presentations and site tours provided an interesting and well-thought out Discovery Day. This made my consideration for future opportunities at BP a lot easier to consider and follow on with.