Graduate Systems Engineer, Systems at BAE Systems

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What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £23,000 - £25,000

Current salary: £27,000 - £29,000

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 7:15

Finish: 16:30

What advice would you give to someone applying to this role?

Be honest about your application and make sure you have a mix of technical experiences. I didn't have any relevant experience beforehand but due to the strength of my technical experiences at university and knowledge of the company, my CV impressed them. They are also looking for people who have a 'personality', and who are able to mix in well. So at interviews its best to show your relaxed and natural side as well as your professional side.

Do you have any interview tips?

The interview is a mix of rounds. You're looking at an assessment centre which kicks off with a group exercise based on a typical company scenario involving trade with a customer. During this its best to speak up asap and take a little control over the flow of conversation between the group. Then you analyse the case study and come up with answers to the questions listed on the sheet. You'll have an individual person to assess your performance who'll side near you.

Second is the one to one interviews. Usually pretty straight forward with a mix of competency questions followed by technical questions, and then a sum up of what you're like as a person and what you like to do in your spare time.

Third is the written exercise which has a long case study with financial figures. You then need to go through and answer short essay style questions (for & against). You need to write fairly quickly during this!

Lastly, the presentation also involves a case study. Pretty simple, you decide hypothetically which contract the company should take (project A or B). You then have to write a quick presentation in 15 minutes about your choice and why (very finance based). To my luck I had to present this to the director of finance! =)