IT Software Developer Review
at BMW Group UK
Placement (10 Months+)
Information Technology
Oxford
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
2.8 /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!
2/5
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Overview of Role
3.5/5
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Skills Development
3.5/5
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Support and Guidance
2/5
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Company Culture
3.5/5
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Overall Experience
1/5
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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 was to help build websites for the use of my team and to help streamline certain tasks. Day-to-day I would complete user stories assigned to me and code websites using a mixture of Blazor, CSS, SQL and C#.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Not a lot, although it did improve as the year went on
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
2/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes, communication, independence, research, coding using different software
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
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?
Some guidance and a lot of support when I asked for it, although most of the time I did have to look things up and research things myself
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
3/5
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?
It was nice and relaxed but still hard-working, a good image was displayed
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
1/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
1/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed it quite a lot because of the people I worked with and the experiences I gained, it was a good opportunity and will propel my career
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
3/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at BMW Group UK
1/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BMW Group UK to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to BMW Group UK
Be yourself in the interview and don't be afraid to ask a lot of questions both before and during your placement
