Technology Intern Review

by M&G plc

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • Well structured scheme, with a good mix of work and outside work activities organised by HR

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

    • Team was very supportive. I was given tasks through which I have learned and contributed to the teams project

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

    • The support was excellent with various members of the company I could talk to apart from my manager. Having a flat management structure made it easy to reach out to people

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

    • Beginning weeks were busy due to training sessions and as soon as work picked up, the training sessions reduced in number

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

    • I was given tasks that were required to be done as part of releasing our product. So each week I could see how my work was being implemented and made part of deployement

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

    • Soft skills like team work will be useful in my last year group project Technical skills like coding, have helped me to recognize this as an area of interest and thus I have chose my final year project along these lines

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Active Happy Supportive Open Stress Free

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

    • Structured well with a good balance to not only contribute within teams but also understand the work done by other teams through insight session

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

    • With just being 8 weeks, company invested to a good extent through training sessions, organizing socials and volunteering events

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

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

    • Flat organisations allows to easily move across the business

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • The whole atmosphere was quite chilled and relaxed. There was a good social bonding with other interns due to the socials organised by HR which encouraged us to meet more often outside work

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

    • It is usually expensive, but that never restricted us from meeting up and socializing

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

    • Although the Night life is good, but we rarely went out to a club. It was mostly drinks after work

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Socials Volunteering Days Sports Drinks

    5/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2019

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