Software Engineer - Intern Review

by IBM

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Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • I work within an existing team at IBM to contribute to existing projects and take on new work. I work on systems involving mainframes. I spend most of my day programming.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Yes, I have gained new skills in front-end development and working with mainframes. I have also developed my existing skills with Python and Java

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

    • 4/5
  • 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?

    • Yes, I was given work to manage by myself. This included tracking my work through ZenHub and GitHub Enterprise. I also contributed to presentations in front of the wider UK organisationl

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • I received ample support from my team and my manager. They were always happy to help as soon as I asked for any.

  • 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?

    • The company culture was welcoming from the start, the site includes a social hub that allows for employees to unwind with pool, darts etc. Breaks were not scheduled, rather employees were encouraged to take a break whenever they felt one was necessary.

  • 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?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I thoroughly enjoyed my placement.

  • 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 IBM

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend IBM to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to IBM

    • I would encourage anybody considering a role in software engineering to consider applying for a role at IBM, as the breadth of opportunities available means that there is always an option to try something new.

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Software Engineering

South West

May 2023

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