Engineering Intern Review
at BAT
Placement (10 Months+)
Mechanical Engineering
Southampton
Review Submitted: August 2021
Overall Rating
4.9 /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
4.5/5
-
Support and Guidance
4.8/5
-
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.
Providing engineering support to various projects. Daily tasks involve laboratory work, data analysis, CAD work, prototyping using 3D printing, managing suppliers.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
A lot of responsibility was given to me during the placement enabling me to have real impact on some of the high-priority projects of the company.
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?
Improved technical skills such as CAD modelling. Developed project and people management skills.
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 placement started with a comprehensive induction period where I learned about the industry, the company and the different departments and teams. Technical training was provided by my line manager to enable me to succeed in my role. Throughout the placement we had workshops to improve important professional skills such as creating successful presentations and posters.
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?
People were very welcoming and it was easy to settle into both my smaller and wider team. Everyone was helpful and happy to help with any work or career related question. A great atmosphere in general.
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 enjoyed the placement very much. The work I did was both interesting and meaningful which gave me great satisfaction.
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 BAT
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend BAT to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to BAT
Research the company well before the interview process. BAT takes pride in its sustainability initiatives and its focus on reducing the health impact of smoking. These are great talking points for the interview.
