Software Development Intern Review

by Softwire

Rating

4.8/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.3
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Used programming language/tools differ from project to project. In my case the task were mostly adding new functionalities (sometimes also adding documentation) or doing online research in a new tool or feature that is supposed to be added.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I learned/developed my skills such as programming in Java, working in a team project and version control.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was working on a real project, but all I did was checked by my mentor or other employees.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • My Line Manager was available most of the time if I would need any help. My mentor and other employees were very helpful and explained all new pieces of technology.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • For interns that were in the office, there were several events available, but even working remotely we got a chance to get some time to integrate with the rest of the group and many other events were available online (yoga, movies, online games, etc.)


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I really liked working at Softwire; I learned a lot and the company culture suits me.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Softwire
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Softwire to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Softwire
  • Don't stress too much if you don't have much prior experience with programming. Don't be afraid to ask questions!


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

London

August 2021


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