Summer Intern - Software Review

by BAE Systems

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    3.4
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • This placement was a good mix of challenging and interesting, and the pay was decent too. I had plenty of work to do, so there was no danger of being bored. The flexible working was especially nice as it meant that I could beat all of the traffic to and from work.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • I was never left out, and always felt like I was given useful tasks to do rather than grunt work. My colleagues were always happy to explain things to me if I was having difficulty understanding things, and I was made to feel like a valid and useful part of the team.

    4/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • The managers were always happy to help me with any issues I had, and answer my questions. I was never made to feel like a burden or annoyance for not knowing how the company worked, and I felt like I was being listened to by my managers and my supervisors

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • I was always fairly busy in this job. I was never so busy that I felt overwhelmed or felt like I couldn't keep up with the workload, but there was always a job for me to do or something for me to learn, which meant that I was never bored.

    3/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I was given a small amount of responsibility during my time at this placement. My duties were mainly minor, straightforward tasks, which I liked because there was less pressure about making errors in an unfamiliar environment. I didn't feel like the work I was doing was useless, though: everything I did felt useful in it's own way

    2/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • The company has an online training portal that gave me access to a lot of different courses on various subjects. I found this to be very useful indeed, as a lot of the courses were on topics that related to the content that I would be studying at uni the next year.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • I fount the atmosphere in my office to be relaxed and friendly, whilst still maintaining a professional environment about it. The company has a flexible working policy, which I thought was especially nice as it meant that I could beat all of the traffic on my way to and from work.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • It was clear to me that the internship and graduate systems at this company were streamlined, well organised and that a lot of thought had been put into the running of them. The application process was straightforward, and responses were given to me quickly at each step of the process.

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • The company allowed access to their online employee training portal to all the interns and graduates. This contained a large number and variety of free online learning courses across a wide range of topics. This was very useful to me, and I was able to complete some interesting learning there,

    3/5

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

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I would say that future career prospects for this company are very appealing to me. The company has a graduate scheme, and candidates on industrial placements (year long) or summer internships (3 months) have the option to be fast-tracked into the graduate scheme if they receive a good grade at their performance reviews.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • not that I was aware of

    3/5

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

    3/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • I'm not sure

    3/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • There is a sports club and various societies within the company I believe

    4/5

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Internship (1 Month+)

South East

July 2019


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