Intern Physical Logistics Review

by BMW Group UK

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I enjoyed my placement a lot. First of all because it is in another town, another country with another culture, but also because BMW as a company helped me to discover my skills and my passion.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • a lot! My colleagues were always very helpful and I made even friends.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • I could have get a little bit more support in the beginning and later onwards when I started the project I would have like to get a introduction in the topic as I had no idea about it, but on the other handside I've grown in it.

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • there are weeks I was really busy as we had to stick to a timeline and other weeks were not too busy so i could concentrate on other things. But all in all it was a good balance.

    3/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I was given the task to lead a project and to build up a little project team within different departments.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • every bad or good situation I had in this placement will help me in my future. How to solve problems without getting frustrated directly, how to manage things, how to be a part of a team...

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • We had loads of fun. My colleagues and I, we always played a little prank at each other that helped us to survive some of the long days. For my birthday my whole table was full of sweets and Birthday cards, I got a present - it was amazing !!

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • In the beginning I had nothing to do for around 2 weeks - the worst days of my placement. It was very boring. I had nothing to do as our HR department lost my contract, so I couldnt get access to the computer. I have heard from other Interns that some of their contract got lost as well - maybe that would be something to change.

    3/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • I didn't get any training.

    2/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Company Parties/Events

    Healthcare/Dental

    5/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I'm really interested in staying with BMW and my manager is also interested, but we still have to sort out if it is possible.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • YES! we've got every thursday an interns meeting in a pub and with my team we spend some nice evenings. Soon we will go camping all together for a weekend.

    5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • costs are HUGE !! living in oxford is very expensive...

    1/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Oxford is not as big as london. If you like partying in a big city you're not at the right place. Oxford has some clubs and loads of pubs everywhere - it is awesome as you can just go home and don't have to take 3 buses or an expensive taxi. You always meet up with people in the city even if you didn't arrange to see them - thats great!!

    5/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • yes, a lot! I'm going beginning of July to a mountain challenge to lake district. We will be camping and then hike in the mountains. That was all organised by BMW. That's one as an example...

    5/5

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Placement (10 Months+)

South East

June 2016


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