Technology Intern Review

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    3.6
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

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

    • Work was interesting, everyone in the office was friendly, approachable and willing to help.

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

    • People from other teams would come and ask me about the work I was doing as well as the people in my own team giving guidance about implementation details.

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

    • Given a lot of higher level advice about how an overall solution would be structured. When I needed more specific guidance with a particular language/technology this was also given when asked.

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

    • I always felt I had something to be working on, or learning about if I was waiting on something else.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was responsible for writing parts of applications that would be used by not only other teams within the company, but 3rd parties as well.

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

    • I feel I've become an overall better programmer and have an understanding of a much wider range of languages and tools.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Extremely friendly and welcoming. We would often go out for lunch as a team and could walk around the office and speak to other people if needed.

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

    • The team I was working with knew which projects they wanted the interns to focus on when we first arrived so we could focus from the beginning.

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

    • They gave a lot of guidance with the languages I was learning where I was unfamiliar with them.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I am strongly considering reapplying next year for a graduate role if I decide not to do a masters degree. I may also reapply for the internship if I do decide to do an extra year of study.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • We would often go out for lunch together or go to company events with each other.

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

    • It's central London, so pretty expensive.

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

    • Pubs are good, wouldn't stay out late as its too expensive.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Played 5-a-side football every week with colleagues, and sometimes had the opportunity to go to various tech-based meet-ups.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2019

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