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Rating

4.3/5
  • About You
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.8
  • Everything Else
    4.0

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the virtual experience?
  • I really enjoyed the experience.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • I was well informed of the value of the project I was working on and felt well supported.

    5/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the virtual experience?
  • I had daily meetings with my supervisor and was able to message them and anyone else in my team on microsoft teams at any point.

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • It was very relevant to my 4th year project (e.g. using the same software).

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the virtual experience?
  • Interns could have benefitted from talks at the beginning of the experience to do with economics, drilling, etc, so that they understood other disciplines well.

    4/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your virtual experience?
  • Very good. I felt well supported, got lots of feedback and was given an appropriate quantity of work. I really enjoyed the experience and gained a lot of knowledge and experience.

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • I had access to the learning portal and lots of modules/recorded talks so I could do many training courses. I feel the company invested a lot in me.

    5/5

  • 8. To what extent did the virtual experience help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?
  • I spoke to lots of people in different teams and got a really good idea about what the company is like to work in. The core values were also brought up throughout the experience so it really stressed how work is carried out with the values in mind.

    5/5

  • 9. How much did the virtual experience help you in understanding the company culture?
  • 5/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • I began the virtual internship not knowing what I wanted to do and this experience helped me realise I would like a career in the energy industry.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 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?
  • Yes, I emailed anyone who I wanted to talk to and everyone replied quickly and all of them were helpful and answered any questions I had. There were also intern speed networking events.

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • Given the virtual nature of the internship, I thought they were quite good. I think more interns could’ve been encouraged to take part in the intern networking social, but it was very well organised.

    4/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • Yes but briefly

    3/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this virtual experience to a friend?
  • Yes because I gained a lot of knowledge and experience and also enjoyed my virtual internship.

    5/5

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Internship (1 Month+)

London

October 2020


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