1. Fred Tucker Higher Education Liaison Manager Babcock International Group
27th October 2014

2. Babcock International Group: At a glance
maintain
design & build
manage
The Group’s Core Capabilities:
Managing Assets and Infrastructure
Delivering Projects and Programmes
Integrating Engineering Expertise
c.28,000 people working with key assets vital to the delivery of many public services
FTSE
the largest supplier of support services to the UK MoD
operate
One hundred
mining and construction
UK’s leading engineering support services organisation
emergency services
defence
rail
property management
nuclear
There are many elements to Babcock International Group and this slide attempts to capture the breadth of our offering and the size of our presence across many sectors.
Put simply, Babcock is the UK’s leading engineering support services organisation. We deliver complex and critical support to the defence, energy, emergency services, transport, education and telecommunications sectors.
We are a FTSE 100 Company and we have a significant presence across the UK and overseas.
Our Company tagline is ‘Trusted to Deliver’- and that underpins how we do business.
communications
airports
energy
mobile assets
annual revenue over £3.5 billion
training
education

3. Our Business Model Complex mission critical activities
Output based contracts
Long term contracts
Partnering
(Picture: HMS Grimsby- a Sandown class minehunter commissioned in 1999)
At the core of our business model, we have an incredibly high capability to deliver complex, integrated output contracts. These contracts can be categorised into 3 main streams: Infrastructure, Equipment/Assets and Training.
We are a business that thrives on complex and mission critical environments and excel at innovation, first class support and achieving the greatest levels of efficiency and value that they require.
We believe in creating long term contracts and maintaining strong business relationships with our customers. We maintain a clear customer empathy and a strong customer-centric attitude.

4. Babcock Graduate Programmes
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5. Interview skills………my top tips!
Preparation
First impressions
Answer the question!
Your USP
Curiosity
Research & preparation
Know your CV inside out
Research about the company and/or the sector, the primary competitors, sector ‘hot topics’ eg impact of legislation, government or professional body white papers, global markets/ challenges
First impressions
Plan your outfit – not last minute rush!
Allow plenty of time to get to interview – have a point of contact should you be delayed
Consider your body language – stance, hand shakes, eye contact, look confident (posture) and smile!
Answer the question
Listen carefully
Check understanding if you aren’t too sure or ask for question to be repeated
Be succinct and provide an answer to the question asked
Your USP (Unique Selling Point)
What is your ‘pitch’ – be clear about what differentiates you from other applicants
Self awareness - know your strengths eg drive, persistence, self starter
Be able to describe, through real life examples, how you make things happen
Use your CV as your ‘foundation’ for the discussion eg your ‘stories’ are required to demonstrate competence challenges faced, skills and strengths used to overcome, what was the outcome
Curiosity
Ask questions – don’t be intimidated
Take advantage of the opportunity to meet employees of the company
Convey a genuine interest or desire to understand the potential opportunity and identify where you might fit!
Remember this is a 2 way opportunity – ask yourself ‘Is this a company I really want to work for?’
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