Engineering Intern Review
by BMW Group UK
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.7
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The Company
3.2
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The Culture
3.5
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Did enjoy plenty of experience but due to certain circumstances did not get to really have a project that I could concentrate on in the long term at my placement. Manager change midway meant the manager could not spend much time concentrating on myself as an intern; understandably as he had to understand all the other planners' projects first.
While I did feel valued I felt like wasn't given many projects that made me feel challenged and tested my ability as a graduate engineer.
Some supervision at the start but during the management changeover I lost some guidance to extent, although did receive some at times from other colleagues.
Some days were quite busy while some at times felt not so busy, but I do feel like the balance was consistently good in the last 3 or 4 weeks.
Was given a fair degree of responsibility during shutdown operations but otherwise I feel like I could have handled more than what I was given in terms of projects to work on. I feel that this may have improved with more time at the company and has improved over time.
My technical may not have been developed as much as I had hoped, but in terms of understanding how people behave and work in a large corporation, will be extremely valuable moving forward. That and understanding the complex process of tendering with other companies which requires a lot of attention to detail.
The Company
Had a general good vibe; light hearted.
At the start there was some structure to it but this was lost as the management change occured.
Did have a good amount of time spent working with other departments which was important to my personal development, to be able to learn how to work with people with different interests and agendas in their work.
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Above 25 days holiday
Good for now but has decreased for BMW Group UK because of the planned pension changes as well as the possible consequences of Britain leaving the EU.
The Culture
Had a fantastic social scene with fellow placement students, as there was always something to do, be it parties or travelling or playing sports.
Very expensive in oxford for both cost of living and socialising.
Nightlife was fun but did not have such a big scene as you would see in London, for example.
I was able to get into many sporting and creative activities outside of work during my time here.
Details
Automotive Engineering, Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering
South East
November 2016
