Vacation Student Review

by BAE Systems

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • Really enjoyed the work and the office atmosphere

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Felt like my colleagues valued my opinion

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • The support was very comprehensive and any questions I had could be answered by a number of peopkle

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

    • Work tended to fluctuate from very busy to not very busy, but at no point was I overworked or bored.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given free reign over my own work to decide which direction to take it in, but due to the client I was working for I was not given much responsibility.

    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 specificallyt asked for a non degree related project/work area and as such I believe I have learned a lot of useful skills I wouldnt normally have needed.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Very relaxed and friendly, easy to get along with people and easy to get a fair amount of work done at the same time

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

    • Good overall structure to the internship, but individual project lacked definition

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Loads of training opportunities, weekly courses, eLearning and week long academies for some of my fellow interns

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very appealing, would love to be working here next year

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes

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

    • N/A Lived at home to save money

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

    • I worked in central london so the nightlife was pretty good

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

    • Lots of activities/social clubs, not always easy to get on as an intern as youre not on all the mailing lists

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2012

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