Finance Intern Review

by BMW Group UK

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    3.3
  • The Company
    3.0
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • there were a lot of enjoyable and memorable aspects and activities to my placement. I enjoyed experiencing first hand a true office enviroment, and corporate structure. The brand culture was evolving at the time and that was an exciting thing to witness and be a part of. I enjoyed volunteering in the many events/shows that BMW participated in, such as the PGA Wentworth golf and NEC motorbike show.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • Once settled into the department, and tasks and responsibilities had been assigned to me, I felt comfortable answering queries that other people had.

    4/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Managers were absent a lot of the time, which made 1-1 face time hard to arrange. But when I did manage to hold audience with my manager, he was very helpful, both critical and complementative

    3/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • The peak times when I was busiest most, where the week leading up to and including month ends and forecast. the other two weeks of the month were filled with a variety of daily duties and other projects that were ongoing.

    3/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I was given a few tasks to call my own, utilising guidance only when needed.

    3/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I felt I grew personally and professionally during my time, and the key skills in the way of; time management, completing a 9-5 routine (i.e feeling comfortable with a structures 8 hours work every day), and the microsoft excel skills, will prove to be invaluable in the future

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • The overall atmosphere was more like a classroom. Everyone can get on with anyone if they need to, say to work on a project together. Much like a classroom, when the working day begins, some people are right down to their tasks and getting the most out of their time, others however are very slow starters, plodding along till the early morning coffee break. When work was in full flow however, the atmosphere was busy to say the least, especially at month ends and forecast periods.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • on an overall level for all students the structure worked well, with enough prep time from previous students to school the new crop in tasks that will eventually be theirs. Personally though, there was little in the way of structure, since I was to be the first student in Finance. Arriving at a busy period too didn't help my early learning.

    3/5

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

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I like the corporate structure. The ability to move upwards and around other departments is so free, making the future prospects exciting. I also have personal ambitions to work abroad at some point, and BMW have international opportunities that I would love to utilise.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • 5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Being close to London the cost of living was obviously going to be higher than other places of the country.

    4/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • being close to a university and living so close to the centre of Reading, night-life wasn't to hard to find/ get to.

    5/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • As stated before, working for the events was one of the best projects of the placement. Other than the shows, there wasn't much in the way of activities associated with work apart from the Tuesday night football.

    4/5

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Placement (10 Months+)

South West

September 2014


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