Training Internship / Software Development Review

by Softwire

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • Both the job and the company were fun and interesting, especially since the happiness of the employees (and also interns) is one of the priorities of the company. The others involve delivering a high quality service to the customers, to reward the hard-working, so on.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Everyone was friendly to each other and had fun together. Also, because it is a small company, everyone was important.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Very friendly and always able to give advice and to help when necessary (even when this situation arose almost every time)

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • It varied on the difficulty of the tasks involved, but, even so, we were allowed to choose how much time we should invest in those parts of the project.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Everyone had to do important tasks of the project, so we had some responsibility regarding getting our work done.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • During this 4 weeks I have developed many skills, related to software development, most of them being very useful both for the remaining years at university and for any future internships and jobs

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Since many events were organised by the company (going to the pub, mountain-climbing, so on) and there is a special place for everyone to chill-out, it is self explanatory.

    5/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Very well organised, you are able to find anything you wanted to know quite easily and it can be said the same about the project itself.

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Because it was a training internship they spent a lot of time training us, which will be very useful for us in the future.

    5/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • 5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very appealing, mostly because of the work environment and how dedicated they are to their own work and projects.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Because it is a small company, people are friendly with each other and there are many fun things to do here, so I believe there is no need to tell much about it.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Because it is London, it is expensive, very expensive. Also, can't say much about socialising (not applicable in my case)

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Can't say much about this subject, since I didn't have any reason to experience the Nightlife in this area.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • The company itself organised many events, most of them being quite fun and they also have a place to relax during a small pause from the task at hand (mostly at lunchtime)

    5/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Information Technology, Computer Science

London

July 2014

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