DevOps Engineer Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    4.5

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • A fantastic opportunity to learn a wide scope of different skills. I greatly enjoyed all the work I was doing there and if ever I wasn't, it was easy to move onto something was was enjoyable.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • Every piece of work I completed was never undermined. Any questions I had were never judged or rejected. The same goes for any problems I had with work carried out.

    4/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • As stated above, any questions or struggles I had were never judged or rejected. Team members and other colleagues, mentors or management/supervisors were always happy to help and offer advice for anyone.

    4/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • I kept busy on a daily basis with my core role taking up the majority of the day and then the fantastic giveback and online learning available took up the rest.

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • It varied from work item to work item but the majority of the time I had deadlines and priorities for certain tasks in order to do a good job.

    3/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I have certainly improved as a person and professionally. My view on business has completely changed and the skills I developed have made my approach to problem solving greater, which in turn assists my in my degree studies

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • We were a team and that meant we were all friends, got along and no one felt left out. Team outings, daily scrums were a great way to keep a lively atmosphere.

    4/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Once we got going everything was smooth but as it is a large company, the first two weeks of my placement required a lot of back and forth emails between people asking for permissions and access to workspaces.

    4/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • They always encouraged people to expand outside their comfort zone and try different things during the placement.

    4/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    National Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Working from home

    Travel loan

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Even if you don't go back to the same team or department the are many sights across the country with other teams and departments that do similar or the same as you may have done during your placement.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • Everyone is friendly, inviting and enthusiastic. You can make friends very easily in such a workspace as IBM,

    5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • There was often staff discounts or events paid for.

    4/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Big city with lots of clubs, pubs and events on for people to go to.

    5/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Sports clubs such as badminton, dancing, yoga, pilates. Code camps, board games etc.

    5/5

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Advertising, Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Science

South West

May 2020


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