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Rating
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About You
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The Company
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Everything Else
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
- 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
- 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 5. How well structured was the insight?
- 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
- 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 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?
- 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
- 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
- 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
- 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
- 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
- 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
- 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
About You
It was an informative and fun experience with useful conversations with B.P. professionals about everything from work to their university experience and their future plans. There was also space for fun team building activities that gave us the opportunity to get more comfortable with other scholars.
It was clear to see that BP felt responsible for each of us and wanted us to get the most value from the day and were invested in how we got along during the day.
BP communicated clearly what they expected of us and what we should do at every given point and also gave us suggestions on how to get the most out of the day.
The conversations with the BP professionals and recent graduates were very helpful in terms of my degree, narrowing down a career path, considering career paths I hadn’t before and to get a real feel for the BP culture.
The Company
The day ran exactly according to schedule and the transitions between talks, lunch and games were seamless with lunch and the fun activities providing perfect breaks during the day.
Everyone had a smile on their face, from the scholars to the BP professionals, throughout the day and everyone seemed genuinely happy and enthusiastic to be there.
We were given useful information that would not only help in job interviews but possibly in our university degrees and whatever graduate job we choose to pursue. As the whole day was basically geared at us receiving helpful advice/training/information, this is a category I would score the day very high.
The conversations with professionals led us to see different aspects of their job but the focus was more on larger time periods rather than day to day. We got to see other professionals go about their day and see the sheer amount of activity that goes on at the BP Sunbury-On-Thames site.
I really felt very immersed in the culture of the company, gives you a proper feel of what the employees, possibly your future colleagues, are like at the work place. Learning about every body’s journeys and interacting up close you can see the qualities B.P. likes in their employees and perhaps get a better idea of the culture
I had the opportunity to speak to someone who took the exact career path I have had in my head for my working life and I received priceless insight into how he did it, what he did and what he would have done different. Gave me insight into what I was doing that was good right now, what I should try to do and what I am not doing right.
Everything Else
BP reimburse travel expenses and overnight stay(if necessary)
Met other scholars, some from different years to mine and made a lot of connections for the future. Also met professionals who work for BP and had some in depth conversations that were useful.
The opportunities were relaxed and provoked conversation and because of the setting, the conversations flowed naturally and were easy to have.
I am unsure if this was part of the agenda for the day but some of the employees told us about things they do outside of work with fellow employees and with the local community
The day was fantastic in general and I’d recommend it to anyone let alone, my friend. The atmosphere, the people, the information, the activities were all top notch and made the day great. You will receive good information, meet good people and have fun while doing it all. I recommend.
Details
Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)
London
September 2019