Mechancial Engineer, Mechanical Engineering at Babcock International Group

The following is a Graduate Review for Babcock International Group.

Babcock International Group scores 3.9/5 based on 318 reviews.

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What are the Best and Worst things about your job?

Best

It's an excellent place to begin a career, with exposure to many scenarios that are unique to the work on a Naval base (such as Combat Systems, Fleet Engineering, Nuclear Operations etc)

The professional accreditation towards Chartered/Incorporated status is highly valued, and you will be allocated a personal mentor who will ensure you remain on track with relevant projects to achieve this. There is also the opportunity to pursue further education, and BC will provide you with the time off for study if you decide to take this up.

Networking on a national scale is done through development weeks at various retreats, giving you a chance to network with the rest of the graduates starting out throughout the UK.

Worst

There is a large variety of work going on at all times, and there may well be projects going on that you do not get the chance to be involved in due to dynamic timing.

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: I'd rather not say

Current salary: I'd rather not say

What hours do you actually work, on average?

Start: 08:00

Finish: 16:30

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

Think about what you want to get out of your first few years working in your career choice.

It's important to realise how developing a reputation for yourself through the work you produce will benefit both yourself and your company, and finding the most effective way to communicate that your needs are mutually aligned.

Do you have any interview tips?

The Assessment Centre day is deliberately tailored to be a little more informal in certain elements between assessments. This is because we want to see your personality shine through and let you feel comfortable enough to ask questions that you may not feel would be directly relevant in an interview setting.

Take advantage of these times, and you'll get a chance to see how other graduates (like myself) have found settling into these roles, the projects we've been working on, how we work on projects outside the base etc. It helps you get a feel for if you'd enjoy the work and the graduate programme a lot more.