Commercial IST Review

by bp

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Rating

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

    The Role

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

    • People and training were great, my role less so.

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

    • I was integrated within the team fairly successfully - you can tell from the teasing you receive

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

    • great support when he was there, but very often he wasnt

    2/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Busy everyday but it was mainly self found work

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

    • I ran most of my own projects but didnt have enough seniority to get them implemented

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

    • As always real work is less about the technical skills which are straightforward and more about the people skills which are harder

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Good atmosphere to start with but some serious issues arised with a memebr of our team

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The overall internships at BP are very well set up - unfortunately my team hadnt had an intern before so struggled

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Lots of in depth training - I spent 50 hours or so in training

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • We'll see after the assessment centre

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Very good, we got on really well

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

    • Well it is London

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Didnt exactly go out where I worked but there are great places in London which we could just about afford

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Loads of sports related stuff which was great

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2012

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