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BMW Group UK

Diversity and Inclusion Communications Co-Ordinator Review

at BMW Group UK

Internship (1 Month+)

Human Resources

Farnborough

Review Submitted: December 2022

Overall Rating

4.1 /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!

5/5 - Overview of Role
4.3/5 - Skills Development
3.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - Overall Experience
3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
On a day to day basis I help support the Diversity and Inclusion employee Network groups with new ideas, plan events, schedule meetings, plan for awarness days. I often am making internal communications to showcase to the wider company the great diversity and inclusion work that goes on at BMW Group
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Lots of responsibility with creating internal communications that would be sent out to all employees, writing blogs for the internal communications page, starting and running meetings, creating new policies and guidance and offering my opinions on existing guidance.
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?
I have learnt so much during this role but especially some of the less obvious ways of being in the corporate world and what is accepted about how to present yourself, when to speak and not in meetings how to put together emails and approach tasks .
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?
2/5
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?
Lots of support from my whole team and really felt like I could raise my concerns and have my voice heard during and after my internship. Made great friends and really felt like i was guided to be my best self.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
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?
I worked fully remotely so did not experience much time in the office but from what I did experience it was a lovely variety of people.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
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?
4/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I loved my internship and it has been the best way for me to understand what I want to do once I graduate and mad me realise exactly what I want to do once I graduate.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at BMW Group UK
3/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BMW Group UK to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to BMW Group UK
I would say definitely look at the company website page and find specific examples of case studies that you like and tailor your application to the company.
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