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The Role
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The Company
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The Culture
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement Î÷¹ÏÊÓÆµs/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
A great group of interns combined with the freedom to visit BP's sites across the UK made for a very enjoyable internship!
With summer assignments based around current projects within BP, plenty of time was spent trying to get an idea of what colleagues were working on and how everything fitted together. Everybody was extremely helpful and made time for any questions we had throughout the 11 weeks.
Starting with very little experience within an oil and gas company, and having never worked on Subsea Hardware prior to the internship, the situation could become quite daunting. With great support from both my manager and supervisor, they were able to get me up to speed very quickly with the current projects, where my project fitted in and who I should contact for questions regarding different sections of the assignment.
Throughout the majority of the internship I was fairly busy - 8:30am through to around 5pm, picking up slightly more through the middle of the summer, and relaxing slightly towards the end. Due to the nature of the project, time-management was very flexible, like a University course with meetings rather than lectures.
Some interns were working directly with a current project, where-as my project was a lot more research-based - taking past information and developments to reporting on conclusions set out at the start of the assignment.
Skills developed in re-structuring processes to increase efficiency, writing technical documents and working with both internal and external colleagues will be in-valuable when transitioning from Uiversity-style work through to industry as a graduate.
The Company
A relaxed environment, with a lot of group discussions about work going on around the office.
Introductory sessions with all the interns, presentation technique workshops and group nights out resulted in a very well organised internship. The HR team were very helpful throughout the summer - any questions we had were answer promptly, and the projects we worked on within our teams were relevant to the bigger BP picture.
Lunch-and-Learn sessions, one-to-one sessions with colleagues within BP and travelling to both Petrochemical Plants and Trading departments ensured the summer was very valuable with respect to my personal development.
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
With graduate jobs available in a both Upstream and Downstream disciplines, the prospect of employment is very exciting within BP as an engineer.
The Culture
Great group of interns and graduates through a range of different satellite sites across the UK.
Standard living in London costs, but a lunch allowance was paid for by BP.
The nightlife in Staines wasn't fantastic, but there was plenty of places to go out nearer the centre of London.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
September 2014