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Liaison Engineer Review

at BMW Group UK

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering

Chichester

Review Submitted: July 2021

Overall Rating

5 /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
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
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 as a student initially invovled supportiung the team on their own problem solving topics in the plant, and then developed into me leading my own topics autonomously by the end of the year. Outside of this, I also had lots of personal development tasks that I worked on to ensure I was developing continuously
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
As my ability and confidence progressed through the year, so did the amount of responsibility I was trusted with. This resulted in me leading my own topics autonomously by the end of the year and leading my own teams on these projects aswell
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?
Learning how touse industry wide softwares has been hugely benefical. Also developing my presentation skills will be hugely useful for when I return to university. My organisation skills have also developed hugely which will be another benefit for me heading into final year.
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?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
The department are very well organised and have a good student development programme. We also conducted a half way and full year portfoliuo review so you can see how you have progressed and get relevant feedback.
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?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Great team all super passionate and enthusiatic. Always a very supportive atmosphere and great to be a part of
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
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?
Could not have ended up in a better department, company and role. Loved every minute of it.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at BMW Group UK
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BMW Group UK to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to BMW Group UK
Do It! Be ready to work hard and make the most of the oppurtunities given too you.
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