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BAT

New Actives Intern Review

at BAT

Placement (10 Months+)

Research

southampton

Review Submitted: June 2024

Overall Rating

4.6 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.5/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
My role is to help my line manager to check on some important document and sort out the duplicates document. And also working in the lab, and make sure everything is set up clearly, and did some experiment.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, access to the important document, access to the lab which not everyone can access and also able to do some training
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes, such as presentation skills, able to network with different industry professionals.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received a lot of support from my team members and line manager. they teach me a lot of experience, they're all kind and supportive throughout my placement year.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The culture is nice and flexible, you can choose to take annual eave if you need, you could work from home if you not needed to turn in the office or lab, everyone is nice and helpful, you can talk with anyone outside your team.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I did really enjoy my placement, it's a really good experience
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at BAT
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BAT to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to BAT
Be yourself, show your professionalism, be prepared, understand the company value, understand well what position you're applied for
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