Work Experience student Review
at British Airways
Insight Day
Engineering
Hillingdon
Review Submitted: April 2024
Overall Rating
3.3 /5
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3.2/5
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Overview of the Experience
3/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Company Culture
Overview of the Experience
Please give an overview of what your Insight involved:
3/5
1. Boeing 777 aircraft tour
2. Simulator room quick walkthrough
3. Workshop room tour (including aircraft engines)
4. paper plane and pasta + marshmallow team building activities
5. Talks with senior BA staff
6. Talks with past graduated apprentices
7. BA apprentice programmes talk
2. Simulator room quick walkthrough
3. Workshop room tour (including aircraft engines)
4. paper plane and pasta + marshmallow team building activities
5. Talks with senior BA staff
6. Talks with past graduated apprentices
7. BA apprentice programmes talk
To what extent did you enjoy your Insight?
3/5
I did enjoy the actual aircraft and workshop tours and the talks with BA's senior staff, but I thought that the paper plane and tower building activities seemed a bit childish and perhaps didn't target what I wanted to get out of the day. Instead of those activities (paper planes + tower building), I may have preferred to maybe do some more complex problem solving.
The big thing I got out of the day however was the apprenticeship programmes, which are very important to me as they will be options for my future
The big thing I got out of the day however was the apprenticeship programmes, which are very important to me as they will be options for my future
How well organised was your Insight?
4/5
It was very organised, everyone seemed to know what was going to happen for the day ahead. The only thing was maybe the time management, as we did run out of time for the aircraft tours
How much did your Insight help you in deciding on your future career path?
5/5
The insight day has hugely told me about future opportunities at BA including degrees and apprenticeships
Were you paid or reimbursed for this experience?
1/5
I wasn't paid and only had to pay a small amount for my lunch food
Skills Development
What training and skills development did you learn from your Insight?
3/5
I learned a bit about how the engineers work in BA and how often they may do plane checks, but I didn't learn much about how the engineers work and potentially what maths and physics will go behind all the hard work. I would have liked to have seen a bit more on actual details of engineering, including the maths and some of the procedures included
Company Culture
How much did you learn about the company culture and what it would be like to work there?
3/5
I learned that British Airways is a company where if your attitude is right, you can always get the job for you're looking for, not necessarily your grades determining if you get a job or not.
But other than that, I didn't really get to see what the company culture would be like
But other than that, I didn't really get to see what the company culture would be like
Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees?
5/5
Yes, we were able to talk to many staff, with them openly answering our questions very well
Recommendations and Advice
Would you recommend British Airways to a friend?
Yes
Why?
There are many job opportunities here, with some allowing us to travel across the world
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to British Airways?
Attitude is everything, not necessarily our grades
