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Graduate Insight Day Review

by bp

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Rating

4.1/5
  • About You
    4.1
  • The Company
    4.2
  • Everything Else
    3.9

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • I came home so excited, I've had some really unuseful careers interveiws before so didn't have high expectations for this but it was really useful

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • Staff were all very friendly and more than happy to answer questions. There was a free lunch and refreshments and a free pen bag and hoodie.

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • The leaders were very helpful and I felt like I was never left alone to struggle, there was always someone there to help.

    4/5
  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • It wasn't directly linked to my degree and not sure it would be much use there, but it is definitely useful for considering pathways after university.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very structured, everything ran smoothly and we packed a lot in.

    4/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Really fantastic, we learnt a lot and had fun too!

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

    • I felt like we were invested in deeply because there were lots of resources & it had been really well planned.

    4/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • I talked to some employees and gained a good insight of what it is like to work for BP.

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • Ovbiously they want to leave us with a good impression but I did feel like it would be a nice place to work, like they cared about individuals

    4/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • I will definietly be applying for a summer internship next year and hopefully that will be the start of my career as a petrophysicist

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • I booked my train tickets through their travel company and it was paid by them from the start

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Yes, we meet lots of newly recruited graduates who were very helpful and shared their experiences with us.

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • I really enjoyed the 'industry lunch' where we had informal discussions about topical events. Also the presentations evening was very interesting and a good opportunity to see what other teams had done.

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • I think football was mentioned but this wasn't really emphazised

    3/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • definitely worth it, really interesting and a quick way to see if it is for you are not

    5/5
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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

London

May 2014

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