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Student opportunities

You could really go places at BP. And spending time with us before you graduate is a brilliant way to find out where to start

From internships to insight days, no matter what year of study or where you are in the world, we offer different opportunities for you to explore BP.  Choosing a career path and a company to work for after university is a big decision. It can shape much more than your career – it can define where you live, what you learn and the friends you make. We want to make sure you make the right choice for you.

Our locations

In many of our locations, we offer the chance to experience life at BP before you decide if we’re the right place for you. And, due to the programmes we offer, you don’t have to wait until your final year to experience our world.

Depending on where you are, there may be day, week, summer or year-long experiences on offer.

See what opportunities are on offer in your country

Graduate programmes

At BP, we offer programmes in upstream, downstream, and integrated supply and trading (IST)

By joining one of our programmes, you’ll enjoy responsibility from day one and the freedom to choose your own path. Enhancing your knowledge, stretching your skills and gaining real-world experience alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry.

Read more about our programmes

We have five values that express our shared understanding of what we believe, how we aim to behave and what we aspire to be as an organisation

Diversity and inclusion

Our goal is to create an environment of inclusion and acceptance. For our employees to be motivated and perform to their full potential, and for the business to excel, our people need to be treated with respect and dignity and without discrimination.

Employee networks

BP encourages and supports a number of business resource groups (BRGs). BRGs are employee-networks, set up by employees for employees. The groups come together voluntarily with the goal of enhancing the success of BP's D&I objectives by helping to foster, develop and retain diverse talent in BP. We currently have BRGs around race, gender, sexual orientation, working parents, veterans and disabilities, providing opportunities for informal development and networking.

Some of the current BRGs include:

• BP Women’s International Network and local women’s networks at many of our sites around the world.
• BP Pride group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees.
• BP Asian, African-American and Latino networks in the US.
• Positively Ethnic Network’ for Black, Asian and ethnic minority employees in the UK.
• Global Reach in the UK and Beyond America in the US, bringing together employees working in those countries from outside the UK and the US.
• Gray Matters in the US.
• Working Parents and Parents to Be in the UK and the US.
• Disability Awareness Network in the UK.

Future Leaders Programme

In order to remain competitive in this constantly evolving global marketplace, we need effective leaders to keep us one step ahead. Our Future Leaders Programme (FLP) is a four-year global rotation scheme. It takes talented individuals from a diverse range of professional backgrounds and gives them the skills they need to drive our Downstream business forward.

We’ll help you make the most of your potential and share your ideas – all the while shaping and building your own long-term career with us. And we’ll tailor the programme to best suit your ambitions. What’s more, you’ll be part of a close, supportive Future Leaders Programme community with plenty of networking opportunities across our Downstream business.

Business and commercial opportunities

You could be helping to build and leverage brand relationships within marketing, retail or sales. Or perhaps you could provide strategic support in one of our procurement and supply chain, finance or strategy roles where you help drive the change necessary to move the business forward.

Manufacturing, engineering and operations opportunities

As a participant in this stream of the Future Leaders Programme, you could join any of our global operations sites to develop both your technical and leadership capabilities.

Technology opportunities

We’re using technology to improve the efficiency of processes in our refineries and petrochemical plants. You could join one of our many leading development areas, including formulated products technology, refining and logistics technology, petrochemicals technology or conversion technology.

Wherever you’re working, you’ll work in challenging roles that will develop your skills and prepare you for success.

Find out more and apply to our Future Leaders Programme.