Project Management Summer Placement Review
at MBDA
Internship (1 Month+)
Stevenage
Review Submitted: October 2021
Overall Rating
2.1 /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!
1/5
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Overview of Role
2.3/5
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Skills Development
2.5/5
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Support and Guidance
2.5/5
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Company Culture
1.5/5
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Overall Experience
2/5
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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.
There are usually a few internal meetings with various engineering team leads/ the project control team. Then meetings with our client is usual once every week to go over the project's development. Finally there is time to work on your own work helping the team, e.g. with excel/ powerpoint.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
No, I had very limited responsibility during my placement.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
1/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have learnt how to use Primavera P6, developed my Excel skills and have experienced working with a client of a different nationality.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
1/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
3/5
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
2/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received a good initiation into the company from my manager and had a number of sessions introducing me to different business areas. I also had support when I had questions about the industry/ company. However, I didn't receive much work from my manager on the placement.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
2/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
3/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
As most of the placement was via Zoom, this is difficult to say, although I personally felt there were some really great, friendly and enthusiastic people working at the company. It was a shame that not all individuals were as professional or conscious of having a female placement student in the team.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
2/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
2/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I didn't particularly enjoy the placement, I had no responsibility and only felt challenged a handful of times during the 9 weeks I spent at the company. There was no formal training or project that I was responsible for and there just wasn't enough work for me to do.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
2/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
1/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at MBDA
2/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend MBDA to a friend?
No
What advice would you give to others applying to MBDA
If you are looking to be challenged on your internship and be given some real responsibility, this probably isn't the placement for you. However, if you are just looking to learn more about the defence industry then this is a good initiation.
