Geoscience Intern Review

by bp

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • Great fun, real work and responsibility, learnt a lot and got paid well!

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

    • Interns and other graduates all really friendly and helpful. Majority of people very approachable

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

    • Great support from Line manager. Little more help from senior geologist wuold have been helpful.

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

    • Great balance of working hours. Only in the last week did I run out of things to do.

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

    • Contributed to actual opperational decisions, inputted on team meetings and deicsions

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

    • Formal software and presentation skills training with regular optional learning opportunities.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Generally very friendly and approachable

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

    • Overall internship program well set up but individual projects vary from team to team.

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

    • Training on software and presentation skills by external companies offered.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

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

    • I was offered a job after passing the final assesment centre.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Around 50 interns on our site. Regular trips, events, nights out organised amongst ourselves.

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

    • London or outer-London is not cheap!

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

    • Not much in immediate vicinity of our site but central London only 25mins on train/tube.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • lots of sports clubs and teams.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

October 2010

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