Placement Year Details

  • Job Title: Tech Intern
  • Start Date: 2011
  • Length: Placement Year (10 Months+)
  • Location: Bracknell,
    South East
  • Salary: £14,000 - £15,999
  • Roles: Computer and Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Consumer Products/FMCG, Customer Service, Design, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Film/Photography, Financial Management, Human Resources, Information Technology, Logistics and Operations, Manufacturing, Market Research, Marketing, Product Design/Industrial Design, Recruitment, Retail/Merchandising, Sales
  • Reviewer’s Course: MSc
  • Reviewer’s University: Staffordshire University
  • Review Date:

Company Sectors

  • Computer Science
  • Information Technology
  • Sales

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Job Title: Tech Intern

Overall Rated 6.6

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

The Role

Role Description

I need to develop the mobile applications ,which can be used by the company people internally .

1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
★★★★★★★★★

Rated 9/10

I found HP as a great place to work and having lot of fun from day one

2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I feel very good about my colleagues, Though all of them are Interns we are having good Rap po with each other.

3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

My supervisor is very nice and gives a clear about everything that I needed

4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

It depends , on very few occasions I'm full busy and most of the time I'm very comfortable with the workload.

5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

I have given full freedom on what I'm working, so that increases my responsibility over the task because I'm responsible for the result.

6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

I have got lot of scope to learn and which will help me alot..

The Organisation

7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

Its very nice

8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

very well.

9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

good

10. What were the perks on your work placement?
☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 1/10

  • Financial Bonus
11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Rated 7/10

Because its a huge company , you can always found lot of opportunities here.

Other Information

12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

They got lot of humour, and we are all from same age group , so obviously its awesome.

13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 3/10

Its too expensive as per considering the salary paid..

14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
★★★★★★★★☆☆

Rated 8/10

It was awesome really...

15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Rated 2/10

not really

In addition to these questions, is there any extra information you would like to leave about your experiences on your work placement that other students may be interested in?

Its a nice place to work on, the only comment I made is : As a Intern you can not get any perks here...

Final Average Overall Review Ratings

Calculated by combining the answers in each section.

  • The Role Overall

    ★★★★★★★★☆☆
  • The Organisation Overall

    ★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
  • Everything Else Overall

    ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

The final verdict…

On average, this placement student rated HP with a 6.6 star rating average.

★★★★★★★☆☆☆

Review 79/96 for HP

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