Insight programmes
Get your own perspective of bp by gaining real-world skills on our insight programmes
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Digital & technology discovery week
We’re an innovation and technology company at heart. We harness the power of digital to revolutionize the way we deliver heat, light and mobility to the world.
Open to undergraduates from any STEM subjects, you’ll meet recent graduates and hear from digital & technology leaders. You'll also discover the culture of bp, our diverse range of roles in this space and shadow an area of your choice.
Participation offers a fast-track to technical interview for any of our internship opportunities the following year (eligibility criteria will apply).
Diversity and inclusion is the key to success at bp - and this paid programme is just one of the ways we're addressing our gender diversity balance.
Open to female undergraduates from any discipline, you'll spend four days networking and hearing from female leaders. You'll also discover the culture of bp, our diverse range of roles and shadow an area of your choice.
Participation offers a fast-track to technical interview for any of our internship opportunities the following year (eligibility criteria will apply).
Widening participation programme
Open to first-years (or second year if studying a four-year course / third year if studying a five-year course).
Our paid award-winning widening participation programme promotes and supports the recruitment and development of students from ethnically diverse backgrounds. Over the course of one week you will visit a bp operating site, spend time shadowing employees in a discipline related to your degree and attend workshops to improve your presentation and interview skills.
Please note shadowing is not available within Trading & shipping for this programme. Please instead consider applying to the Trading & shipping discovery week should this be an area of interest.
Participation offers a fast-track to technical interview for any of our internship opportunities the following year (eligibility criteria will apply).
Application process
View our application process so that you know what to expect at each step
Take a look at our hints and tips from graduates and the recruitment team.
Our discovery days will take place during the summer of 2021 for students across all disciplines. Our one-day experience will provide insight into different parts of bp, helping you to find the area that interests you the most. You could experience our technology and working environments, such as our HIVEs (Highly Immersive Visualisation Environments), an analytical lab, a test facility or one of our trading floors. You will also get an opportunity to hear from graduates and interns about their roles and participate in workshops to help you improve your skills.
Travel expenses are covered.
Job shadowing is an excellent way to learn about day-to-day work life in a career field of your choice. If you are a first or second year student you can apply to pair up with one of our interns or graduates for one day.
You will gain insight into what they do as well as meet other interns, graduates and employees. It is a great way to see what life at bp is really like. This is a great first step to starting a career with us.
Travel expenses are covered.
Trading & shipping
If you are interested in Insight opportunities with trading & shipping, please visit our webpage to learn more.
Shadow and discovery day application process
View our application process so that you know what to expect at each step
Take a look at our hints and tips from graduates and the recruitment team.
