Systems Engineer Review

by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • Had a great team who valued my help and made sure they gave me a variety of tasks as well as tasks that I excelled in

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • They respected when I took a while to grasp onto certain new concepts and appreciated when I could do tasks for them. Were also friendly

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I had one-to-ones with my manager aswell as my mentor (who delegated me my tasks) every week which were very helpful

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

    • Some days I would be extremely busy but I was happy to have tasks to do every day rather than be bored

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

    • I was seen as one of the team members rather than just an intern. I was in charge of training the new Indian team members that joined our sub-team half way through my placement

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

    • I've learnt a far broader set of skills than my university degree could teach. As well as expanding my technical knowledge I've learnt how to work well in a professional group environment

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • I my team there was a good atmosphere, however some of the other teams had a few change arounds in the year I was here.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • My manager and mentor worked very well with eachother to assign me tasks. I was also trained my the older intern for the first month I started and had the graduate in my team to ask for help when I didn't want to ask my mentor or manager

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

    • In my team they've put a lot of effort into making sure I learn the correct things which would bring advantage to not only them but also me as well.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I have taken a part time job with the company while I complete my final year and my team have made it very clear that they'd want to hire me as a graduate

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Interns had lunch together every day and would have a weekly meeting to catch up on how each other were finding our placements

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Bristol is more expensive than the average city, but is worth it for the atmosphere of the city

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Bristol has a great student life and so the nightlife is very good

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

    • I got involved in promoting HPE internships to my university (UWE) and the intern group got to do a lot of mini and one big charity events

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

South West

July 2017

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