Commercial Summer Placement Review

by BAE Systems

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Rating

2.6/5
  • The Role
    3.0
  • The Company
    2.9
  • The Culture
    1.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • The general job was interesting but occasionally a lack of consistant work led to periods of slight restlessness.

    3/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • I always felt that I was valued but due to my inexperience the more complicated projects, understandably, were kept away from me.

    3/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Anytime that I felt that I had any questions or needed advice they did their best to assist even if it a wait was incured while they finished what they were doing.

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • The company was going through a busy period and so it was hard to give me a lot of work to be doing. Due to the fact that the work was very different to what I had done before it would have taken time to explain what was required and how would be best to do this.

    2/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • When I was doing my projects I felt that I had much responsibility given to me to make contact with suppliers independently as a colleague rather than simply a summer placement.

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I have developed a further understanding of how a really big company works from day to day. I was given helpful advice on how is a good way to make a good impression on an interview and how to apply standard skills to be useful in a working environment.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Occasional conversations about what they are doing on holiday and maybe at the weekend but other than that not a lot I can relate to.

    2/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • I was given my own desk with everything already set up on it, I had a list of objectives set out for me to try and achieve while I was on the placement and generally felt that not only were people expecting me there but also were prepared for it.

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • I was put on any courses that would have been useful for me that were available at the time.

    3/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home

    4/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I feel that it is definately a place that I could work at in the future, however due to the early stage that I am currently at in my university course my options are still very open.

    3/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • I did feel like a very young person there but there was a small number of graduates that I was able to have lunch with and socialise with on occasion.

    2/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • I personally was able to stay at home but I know that it is an expensive place to live.

    2/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Not very good in the immediate vicinity but there are good transport links to London or Reading.

    1/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Not a huge amount on offer. The occasional game of football but on the whole the majority of the activities happen in the main location for the Summer Placements in Barrow.

    2/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Legal/Law

Scotland

August 2008


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