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BAE Systems

IM&T Graduate Review

at BAE Systems

Internship (1 Month+)

Project Management

Warton, Lancashire

Review Submitted: September 2025

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
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.
Managed projects to support engineering systems
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Worked on business critical infrastructure
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?
Project Management
Collaboration
Communication
Creativity
VBA
Atlassian Suite
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?
Received exceptional support from line manager, my team and the early careers team. Throughout the entire internship I felt supported and had someone to talk to if I had any issues or concerns.
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?
Culture and atmosphere is very good. In the office where I worked everyone was very friendly and more than willing to help. I felt I could ask anyone for help/advice and they would be more than happy to oblige.
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 my internship very much. The work was challenging and rewarding and I enjoyed the social aspect of working with my team.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BAE Systems to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to BAE Systems
Learn the company values and be prepared with examples of how you have displayed them.

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at BAE Systems
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
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