Mechanical Engineer, Concept Design 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

Interesting line of work which carries a level of importance.
Good salary progression on the graduate scheme.
Plenty of training and development over the 2 year scheme.
Excellent colleagues and the support network is well developed.

Worst

Benefit packages are weak in comparison to other large companies with turnovers of this size.
Work can be sporadic at times.
A more flexible working policy would benefit staff, not at production sites. Current policy does not allow accumulation of hours onto the next week.

What is the annual salary for this role?

Starting salary: £29,000 - £31,000

Current salary: £33,000 - £35,000

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?

Focus on any relevant experience you have on the application - talk about your interest in what the company do. Your enthusiasm will make you stand out from the job application copy and paste crowd.

Do you have any interview tips?

You don't need to focus exclusively on technical experience - the soft skills are invaluable to a good career in engineering. Try to use examples outside of university to illustrate your people skills and aptitude against the job requirements.