Academy Summer Intern (Technical) Review

by FDM Group

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    2.1

    The Role

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

    • Coming from a scientific background I really enjoyed the opportunity to work amongst a wider mix of people whilst interning. I think the exposure to a real, working business environment was really useful for me when thinking where I might want to end up after University.

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

    • Even though on occasions whilst working on day to day tasks I felt like I wasn't necessarily utilising the skills I have from my degree, I still always felt like the effort I put into getting them done alongside the larger projects was appreciated by my colleagues. The chance to add something to the department with the technical individual project was definitely seen as a valuable use of time.

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

    • Even when my colleagues in my department couldn't really help me with the technical challenges of my individual project I was fortunate to be assigned a mentor who was very supportive and always on hand to help me step-by-step. Being in the Academy amongst a range of technical trainers meant that if needs be, there was always someone to ask if I was stuck.

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

    • With the range of tasks including a group project across different locations, a technical individual project as well as day to day admin tasks to try and manage I always had work to get on with. Days were usually pretty full on but I enjoyed being kept busy and the mixture of different types of work kept it from feeling too much.

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

    • Managing the intern group project amongst ourselves to ensure we delivered a good final idea at the end and utilised the budget was a big responsibility. I felt like from the start of the internship I was quickly trusted to carry out important tasks and take responsibility for managing my time effectively.

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

    • Being an intern within the Academy at FDM exposed me to a lot of information about the different training programs. During my time there I sat in on week long courses in both SQL and Excel+VBA. SQL was new to me and so I have been fortunate to develop a skill which I otherwise wouldn't have had the exposure to. Getting the chance to further my Excel skills and get more in depth with my understanding of VBA will be very useful in whatever I do from now on. As part of the group project I furthered my knowledge of using Python but in a different setting to my degree which will no doubt be useful in the future also.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Really friendly, everyone willing to help and easy to have a laugh with colleagues.

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

    • Group and indvidual project briefs were well organised and interesting

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Gave me the opportunity to just ask if I thought I would benefit from sitting in any of the training courses.

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

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

    • Large range of graduate opportunities to look into

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • 8 interns in the London office meant it was easy to have similar people to talk to

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

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

    • Didn't really get the opportunity to explore this

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • 2/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Business Operations, Information Technology

London

August 2017

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