Environmental Science Intern Review
by bp
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Rating
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The Role
5.0
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The Company
4.6
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The Culture
4.6
- 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
BP have a fantastic internship programme, they really take the time to settle you in and give you a worthwhile project that will challenge you but allow you the time to get involved with extra activities within the company and externally with the other interns
I was given a project that was relavent to everyone's work and I had to communicate with them all to complete it. We also regulary had lunch and had get togethers and we would catch up with each other every day
Weekly reviews with my supervisor to check progress and to discuss things I was needing help/advice with. Also was assigned a mentor who i could meet anytime to chat or ask for advice.
Good balance, always had something to work on but was never so hectic I felt too much pressure. Some days were obviously busier longer than others but that is to be expected.
I was given a fairly significant project which is being presented in front of 6 other major O&G comanies so I think I was given a lot of responsibility. Also on a internal committee and had students into shadow me.
Technical and prfessional skills were greatly developed.
The Company
As it was summer sometimes it was quiet with people on vacation etc but when everyone was in the atmosphere was great, everyone was very kind and friendly
I knew exactly what was expected of me and I knew what my deadlines were
Our first day was an induction when we got to speak to people from all areas of the company and listened to a lot of presentations. We also hd plenty opportunities to practice presenting and attanded a presentation skills lab.
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
National Travel
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Healthcare from home
My final presentation and appraisal went well so will find out next week!
The Culture
15 of us lived in student halls together which has been great fun. We are all really close friends now and go out at the weekend and week nights together.
Around London has been pricey but that was to be expected. We found plently pleaces that we could get student deals etc and also BP paid us a London allowance so it wasn't that bad.
We live 10 mins on the train from Richmond and 15 mins from Clapham so it was realy easy to go out there. We only went out in the centre of London a few times though, but when we did it was great - we did the circle line pub crawl.
Two of the interns were on the social committee and organised charity events and days/nights out which was great fun. We did a charity rounders event, went to Thorpe Park and had numerous nights out
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Environmental Science, Science
London
September 2013
