西瓜视频

Commerical IST Summer Intern Review

by bp

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • The internship within IST (Integrated, Supply and Trading) provided a good level of training, insight into the oil market and an overview of the organisation.

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

    • I was quickly given a high level of responsbility and and the work completed was valued by staff throughout the business.

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

    • Weekly catch-ups with manager as well as a mid-internship review and final appraisal. Support was if I asked for it otherwise I was left to self manage the project rather than being micro-managed

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

    • The workload varied throughout the summer, some days I added to the project deliverable, other days I was at offsite meetings or in telecoms/ internal meetings.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Responsbility was given from day one, the project was to be used as part of the work undertaken by the rest of the team and presented to executive level.

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

    • Skills developed in people management, communication and quantiltative analysis will be useful not only returning to university but in my future career.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere was fairly focused on work, however the team were friendly. The trading floors were more lively than where I was located in the building

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

    • Good structure throughout - clear timetable of events given

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Attended a number of internal/ external training courses across the 11 weeks.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • All interns from Canary Wharf office recieved job offers after completing the internship.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement 西瓜视频s/colleagues?

    • The team had regular lunches/ evening socials. As interns the social scene was regular, BP paid for a number of meals and drinks during my time at the company

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

    • Being in London things are expensive, but you are well renumerated during the internship

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

    • Generally drinks after work in CW- then head onwards into London if you wanted to stay out longer

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Graduates invited interns on social events. The company had a volunteering day for interns. Sports teams were open for interns to take part in.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

September 2013

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