Year in industry student Review

by BAE Systems

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.1
  • The Company
    3.4
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

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

    • Was interesting but ran out of work at times

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

    • Was very friendly office but they didn't regularly ask my opinion on work

    2/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My manager was always helpful but as I was moved between departments for the first 6 months I had different people to work for each month and they weren't always as helpful as the guy organising my placement

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

    • Fairly busy but, depending on which department I was working in, the level of work varied and sometimes I had nothing to do

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

    • Not a huge amount of responsibility more a fact finding role, talking to the client and taking pictures of issues than being asked to try and solve any issues

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Had to be able to read general assembly and part drawings, a skill I learnt on my course

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • All the members of staff were friendly in a social context but were not particularly keen on taking the time to discuss their work with you. They'd rather you just did your assigned task without knowing how it fits into the overall scheme of things

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

    • The placement was well organised, in that it was designed to let me experience a variety of departments however the organisation in each department was not always of the same standard

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

    • No real training or development discussions were offered to me in my time there

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

    • Flexi Time

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I think if I had a full time job there I would be more welcomed into the office and provided with more challenging work

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were four placement students there and we all got on well and had fun however I feel that was more due to the personalities of the four of us than anything the organisation did

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

    • Fairly cheap as I could live at home and commute into work

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

    • Pretty good and Portsmouth has a university so there were other students around

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

    • We were always welcome on social events however there weren't really any sports activities available

    4/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

South East

September 2013

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