Web Developer Intern Review

I thoroughly enjoyed my time at Free Holdings. I was placed into an area of which I specialised in at university and got exposure to a large amount of different projects of interest.

I was appreciated by all teams in the company. I would argue that I was placed in a position of great responsibility and as such was treated with a lot of respect and given the chance to make a difference that mattered.

My Creative Director was present and attentive. He genuinely felt that my time there as well as of my peers were valuable.

Workload came in waves. Sometimes, it was a chance to do some personal learning, sometimes it was general repeat responsibilities, sometimes its an intense 9-6 blowout. Those were the best days for sure, but that's just how I like it!

"I was running the show" is an understatement. My first supervisor left unexpectantly and while an Intern isn't normally given complete access to everything in the company, I was given just that and everyone relied on my privileged access to do their jobs.

I gained the necessary skills and exposure needed to work at my current job now. I've referenced instances of my time at free holdings literally hundreds of times since I left in order to support my professional opinion on issues.

Everyone was left to do what they wanted. This gave everyone a chance to learn how to organise and prioritise tasks through common sense. I got to sit with my peers in a recently renovated open office and everything was open for discussion and collaboration. That's how it should be done in 2016!

It started off a little shaky as they were in between changes to the employee structure, but that soon settled and I was given a healthy amount of relevant work to do. The computers in the office changed soon after my internship started too, which helped with getting work done quicker.

Almost all of the work I did was given to me as an individual task. I was given multiple opportunities to take breaks to learn the skills I needed for the job online, in case I fell short in areas I was required for. The entire company office was renovated around 2 months into my internship and I was given a iMac to work on, which was super great and made me feel valued as member of the company.

I left on my own terms prior to the end of my internship, but if I had stayed there, I am certain that I would have been offered full-time employment in the company as the same job I was doing. If you get stuck into the intricacies of the company and how it does business, you'll be seen in a great position for a full-time job there.

The interns and colleagues frequently went to pubs and local spots after work hours to socialise. This might have come down to the people themselves who worked there, but everyone was willing to join in and immerse themselves in being a strong cultural fit for the company.

London is super overpriced and Internships are a great struggle to commit a large timeframe such as an internship, which is a shame. Socialising and going out for drinks is cheap if you be observant and pick a sensible place to go to.

London has great nightlife. But Fulham? not so much.

Depending on what role you come into the company as, you're exposed to potential opportunities outside of the normal hours. The in-house writers for the Unity magazine were given free invites to high profile gigs in London, which helped them get good 1-to-1 interviews. The social media and events management team get to attend the events they promoted (the global party) multiple times a year.