Electrical Engineering and Planning Review

by BMW Group UK

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.6
  • The Company
    3.3
  • The Culture
    4.5

    The Role

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

    • Good placement, but not had an intern for a long time so bit unorganised for the first month.

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

    • Everyone made you feel welcome to the office and always helped if you ask.

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

    • Had 1-2-1's every week with manager to give support and guidance

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

    • Fairly busy, however some of the work was repetitive

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Given multiple small projects however no major responsibility

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Would like to have learnt more about the automotive skills used.... only really began to learn more in last few months

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Quiet office with lots of different nationalities, but great atmosphere

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

    • Began to get more organised after a few months, but as I was given more work it was up to myself to keep my workload organised

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I think more could have been invested however they are more concentrated on the graduate program afterwards

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

    • Flexi Time

    Company Car

    Financial Bonus

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Healthcare from home

    Healthcare/Dental
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Plenty of opportunities, however more on the HR side and less within the engineering sector

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Over 50 interns from england and germany so used to meet up every week in a different pub or club, but was self organised and not by the company

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

    • cost of living was really high!! but full of pubs and restaurants so theres always somewhere different to visit

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

    • Situated in oxford so full of students and night clubs but can be a little costly sometimes

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

    • Always activities sponsored by BMW, and all interns here met up every week after work.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

East Midlands

June 2016

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