Mechanical engineering intern Review

by BAT

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Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • my typical job responsibilities involve testing prototypes of our products , Testing for How much aerosol a device makes. Furthermore, I attend regular team meetings discussing project updates and participating in design reviews. I also set up meetings with external companies or other departments internally to discuss how they can assist us in some of my team projects. Furthermore, I spend a lot of time working on presentations which I usually have to give every 2 weeks.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Yes, I have improved my communication and presenting skills. I have developed my CAD skills and expanded my network.

  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

    • 5/5
  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

    • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • yes I was. I was not only working with my team in mechanical engineering, we had extra curricular activities arranged by the placement team such us, poster presentation, CV workshop, inductions from different departments.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • I got a lot of support from my team and the placement team. Everyone from the company is super friendly and willing to help. I received trainings before accessing any equipment.

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • very social environment. Team buildings and Team day outs to encourage team engagement. weekly informal catch ups with different line managers within the team.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 5/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I really enjoyed my placement throughout. Having lived with other interns made the experience even better.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at BAT

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend BAT to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to BAT

    • I would advice them not to worry about working in a Tobacco company because the work done is to reduce the health impact of the products and help people switch from cigarettes to risk reduced products. They have a very excellent placement scheme that will help develop your soft skills that will help you in your career

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Mechanical Engineering

South East

July 2023

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