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Accounting, Reporting and Control Review

by bp

This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.

Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    2.0

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I very much enjoyed my work as I was given a variety of projects.

    4/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • The work I was doing need to be done and if I wasn't there somebody else would have to do it.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • At the beginning my manager helped me but after that he became busy so I need to seek some guidance from other employees.

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Some days were more busy than others. But on average I was in the office 8:30-5:45

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • My main project was solely my responsibility.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • The skills I gained will not necessarily be used in my final year but they will definitely be used in future jobs e.g. IT skills (SAP, FileNet, Intercompany Process webpage tool etc) and project management skills.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • My office was very quiet, I can't say what it is like in other teams. However all my team was friendly and provided me with help when I asked.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • HR did a great job introducing the interns to BP, they also held numerous events throughout the internship. Not sure if it's HR's responsibility but I feel I could have had more help at the beginning of the internship setting up my system access and all my logins/passwords.

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • BP has numerous IT courses that you can sign up to and do during work hours. The interns also had a workshop on presentation skills.

    5/5

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

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home

    Healthcare/Dental

    Travel loan

    4/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I would definitely like to work for BP after uni, the only thing that may be out of my control is if business restructuring affects my potential roles.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement Î÷¹ÏÊÓÆµs/colleagues?
  • Fairly good scene from what I have heard. Some interns lived together over the summer so they did things together. I met up with a couple of people from work individually. But most of my sociallizing is done with non-work related people.

    3/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • I already lived near Canary Wharf so didn't move closer to Sunbury for the job. Obvously cost of living in London is high. I also needed to have a zone 6 travel card.

    2/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Don't know if there is any night life in Sunbury?! Train ride from Feltham to Waterloo is about 30mins.

    1/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Not sure what this question means? If you mean like work activities after work that aren't "nightlife" then there are only a few I went to.

    3/5

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Internship (1 Month+)

London

September 2014


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