IT Intern Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.9
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • It was my first real work ever, so it is hard to say, but I really like it

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

    • I was encouraging to ask questions to member of my team about any problem I have met

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • I can always ask questions and my buddy was very helpful

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

    • It depends on the day - sometimes I was quite busy

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

    • I was not aware, that I will get so much responsibility

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

    • I have learnt new technologies and I think it will really assist in my future career

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • It depends on the day - but most of the time all people from my team was working by their own, but when we were able to meet (i.e. in a kitchen) there was very nice atmosphere and I had several very nice chats

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The only disadvantage (but quite big for me) was that I have a desk a bit separately from my team and it didn't help me in integration with the rest of my team

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • We have plenty of trainings during internship. They focuses on a firm as general, on technology issues and we also had a motivation traninig

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • It would be nic to get a job in UBS - permanent staff has even more interesting opportunities to improve your skills and more instersting perks on a work placement :)

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was plenty of events organised for interns by UBS. Of course, we have also organised some events by ourselves (for all interns or for a smaller groups), so I have quite good social life

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

    • It wasn't cheap, but with a little of

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

    • I am not a fan of nightlife, but London is really good place for everyone, who enjoy it

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

    • There are community project ran by company, but interns usually do not take part in them

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

International

July 2012

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