Women in Technology Insight Programme Review

by Schlumberger

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Rating

4.2/5
  • About You
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.2
  • Everything Else
    4.3

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I have never known that much about the oil and gas industry before attending this programme. It was really interesting and informative and I also got to meet people from different universities.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • The staff were very friendly and they tried their very best to explain. I felt really welcome at the event.

    5/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • Staff were always there willing to help and answer any questions that we have. Work shadowing is very interesting.

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I get a taste of how the real working world is like. Working together as a team during the case study made me realise how important team work is.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • There was a lot of information that was delivered to us during the two days. Overall, it is well structured and the flow of the event is very smooth.

    4/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • Nice and friendly staff as well as the participants. You never feel that you have been neglected.

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • We got the opportunity to shadow the engineers in the technology centre. I learned a lot about the company and oil and gas industry in general.

    4/5

  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?
  • Job shadowing certainly helps even though it was only for a short period of time. Case study also gave me a feel of what engineers at Schlumberger do.

    4/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • It was mentioned quite a number of times that the company is a very diverse company, with employees from many different countries.

    4/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • It gave me an insight into what it is like to work in an oil and gas industry, having known noting about the oil and gas industry beforehand.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • Travel expenses to and from the event were reimbursed and accommodation and meals were paid for.


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • We got to meet employees from different centres during the mini careeer fairs.

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • The employees share about their working experience. They also talked about their life at Schlumberger.

    5/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • Not a lot. But some of the employees do share a little about it.

    4/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • I would definitely recommend this insight to a friend.

    5/5

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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Chemical Engineering

London

June 2015


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