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4.1/5
  • About You
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.8
  • Everything Else
    4.5

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I enjoyed the Lab visit and tour of some of the facilities.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?
  • The mock interviews gave us an insight on how to approach the application process in the future.

    5/5

  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?
  • Networking sessions allowed us to understand the support system within BP.

    5/5

  • 4. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and information you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • The mock interview session at the end helped in preparing us for future internship and graduate application.

    3/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?
  • There was a clear agenda although there were time delays due to the lab visit. Overall, it was packed with activities throughout the day, and conducted well.

    4/5

  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?
  • The participants were very supportive and friendly to each other. Graduate recruiters were helpful and lively thus the atmosphere was generally positive.

    5/5

  • 7. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • As it was a one day insight day, it was difficult to conduct development session. However, the group mock interview was helpful although a personal interview practice may be even more useful.

    3/5

  • 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?
  • We were able to understand the day in life of a graduate in BP, ie a Challenger. There was limited exposure to higher management staff except for a technical leader within geosciences.

    4/5

  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?
  • The lunch networking session was useful in allowing us to understand the international working culture within BP.

    4/5

  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?
  • This exposed us to a wide spectrum of roles in the company aside from the traditional off shore engineering and production engineers expected of an upstream business.

    4/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?
  • Participants who live 3 hours or more away from the venue is eligible to apply for accommodation near the location.


  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?
  • Yes. networking opportunities were abound with the technical graudates, research leaders in the labs and other graduate recruiters throughout the day.

    5/5

  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?
  • The lunch networking and lab session allowed us to understand the company employees better and the working culture in various team projects.

    4/5

  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?
  • There was a presentation on non work activities.

    4/5

  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?
  • I would recommend it due to its short length yet insightful day.

    5/5

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Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Chemical Engineering, Engineering

London

June 2015


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