Strategy intern Review

by BMW Group UK

Rating

3.6/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    2.5
  • Culture
    3.3
  • Your Impressions
    3.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • My role involves preparing and sending out agendas for meetings such as the Management Committee, as well as keeping track of any actions that come out of it. I also support my manager with internal comms work (such as preparing the weekly news) and occasionally preparing presentations and any other ad hoc stuff. It can change on a day to day basis.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Throughout the year I have learnt and developed many skills. I have better time management, am better at working under pressure and am more confident with public speaking. My Microsoft office skills are also much more advanced than when I first started.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given a good amount of responsibility right from the start, which was slightly overwhelming to begin with but I managed to grow into the role. I was expected to send out communications to the whole company, prepare presentations for the CEO, and fill out important strategic spreadsheets. This responsibility provided me with a great overview of the company.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I received a month-long handover period with the intern before me which was great, but after that I didn’t receive as much guidance as I would’ve liked. One of my managers left the company after a few months and my other manager was extremely busy, so I was often left to crack on with my work. The other interns provided good support though.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 2/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 3/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Good culture, people are bright and hard-working which inevitably rubs off on you. A lot of the placement was done from home due to Covid so hard to give more detail.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 2/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • Overall I’m really grateful for the opportunity it has given me, and for the invaluable lessons and skills developed. But the actual work in itself wasn’t the most enjoyable and was slightly stressful due to manager changes etc. However, Once the covid restrictions eased and we could all come back into the office I enjoyed the placement a lot more.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 3/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at BMW Group UK
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend BMW Group UK to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to BMW Group UK
  • Be yourself. BMW value authenticity and managers want to see the real you. The application process is also a lot nicer than some other companies so try and enjoy it!


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Financial Management, Automotive Engineering, Banking, Business Management

East Midlands

July 2022


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