Project Management summer placement Review

by BAE Systems

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Rating

2.8/5
  • The Role
    2.8
  • The Company
    2.9
  • The Culture
    2.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • The placement was actually more enjoyable than I expected it.

    3/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • The team did look after me, and tried to make sure I was happy with everything. At points when they had a lot of work going on, or had a deadline looming, I did feel a bit in the way though as I often asked for help or some work if I had finished what I was doing.

    3/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I felt I got a good amount of guidance, with support not far away, and always up for helping if a problem arose.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • I had days when I had far too much to do, but others when I had almost nothing, but the latter didn't happen very often. More often than not, I had a fairly constant level which left me with enough to do for the day

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I had a fair amount, more than I expected! I occassionly had to run a meeting if my line manager had another to go to which was more important.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The skills I used when on my placement were generally ones that I already had, as with my degree we do a fair amount of spreadsheet work. It did help with developing my confidence in those skills though as I was using them every day.

    3/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • We did have a good time with the people in the office. I didn't feel left out. The other summer placements also help to make your time more enjoyable; we went out a fair few times.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • It was generally really well organized, this year with the recruiting agency changing it did cause problems with security clearance forms going missing, but it was sorted out as soon as they could.

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I did go on a course which gave me information which I used in my placement (a Life cycle Management course).

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • There are a lot of opportunities with BAE.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • Summer placements do get together a lot and go for drinks/meals

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It's alright. Being so close to the Lake District does mean it can be expensive

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • It's alright, Barrow itself isn't fantastic, I prefer Ulverston (20 mins away) - the pubs are better

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Lake district is minutes away, so there is plenty to do... just be prepared to see a lot of rain!

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

West Midlands

August 2009

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