IP Commercial Undergraduate Review
by BAE Systems
Rating
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Skills
4.0
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
4.0
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Culture
3.0
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Your Impressions
4.3
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at BAE Systems
- 7. Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems
Overview
I was responsible for drafting commercial agreements, negotiating these with customers/suppliers and ensuring internal projects complied with governance requirements. I also completed a lot of bid work. This involved writing emails, attending meetings and engaging with cross functional stakeholders.
Skills
- communication skills - stakeholder engagement - customer relationship management - commercial awareness - teamwork - digital competency
Responsibilities
Yes I was often leading on projects or responsible for drafting and agreeing documents with oversight from a team member. At certain points in my placement I was leading on managing several different commercial agreements with a range of different customers/suppliers.
Support & Guidance
The support and guidance was strong and people were always available to help when asked.
Culture
Friendly, inclusive, welcoming. All in all, a great place to work.
Your Impressions
It was great, loved it.
Yes
Be yourself and make sure to emphasise your people skills in the interview.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Business Operations
North West
June 2025
