Project Management Summer Intern Review

by BAE Systems

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Rating

2.2/5
  • The Role
    2.1
  • The Company
    1.4
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • I enjoyed learning about BAE systems and getting a broad overview on the project that I was working on. However the day to day work was extremely repetitive and dull; I very rarely had to use my brain!

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

    • A few of my colleagues really engaged with me and valued my opinion. Even so most, if not all of the work that I was set was given to me on the basis of "If you don't have anything better to do you could..." which meant that I ended up doing the tasks that nobody else wanted to do.

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

    • Unfortunately the business area that I joined was very busy so my line manager didn't have very much time to give me support. But I didn't feel as though I needed much support so didn't go and ask for much.

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

    • I was continually asking around my team for odd bits of work since I didn't have one big piece of work to keep me occupied.

    1/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Because of the nature of the work that I was doing I didn't have much responsibility. I mainly editied a bit of a spreadsheet and sent it back to a colleague.

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

    • It was good experience working in a large organisation and some of the soft skills that I have developed will be useful in my future career.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Nobody in my office seemed to enjoy their job and there were no particularly ambitious people. Everybody couldn't wait to leave at the end of the day!

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

    • The overall internship was set up quite well however nobody had a firm project in mind for me to do during my 12 weeks. This meant that I had to continually ask my colleagues for work and as such only got little bits and pieces of work to do which really affected my overall opinion of the internship. Also my line manager really didn't have a clue what his responsibilities with regards to the internship were.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • There was very little personal training or development.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    National Travel
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Since I haven't enjoyed my placement I wont apply to the same business area. Even if you work hard and impress your line manager sufficiently there is no way to fast-track the application for the graduate scheme which makes you feel pretty undervalued by the business.

    1/5

    The Culture

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

    • The other interns and I went out a few times.

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

    • Not too bad.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Good!!

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

    • None at all!

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

South West

September 2014

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