Intern Review

by Metaswitch Networks

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • The work was really interesting and people were friendly

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

    • People were friendly and chatted to me at lunchtime, and I felt like the work I was doing was genuinely useful.

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

    • We had weekly status meetings to check how things were going and discuss problems I'd found or questions I had, as well as day-to-day discussion when needed.

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

    • The first few days I was mostly reading a lot of stuff (necessary but hard to take it all in), but after that I was busy doing actual work. Occasionally I had multiple tasks to be doing simultaneously and wasn't sure which I was meant to do first, but this was always clarified when I asked.

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

    • I was mostly left to get on with the task, but was always clear on who to ask if I got stuck.

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

    • When I started I had barely done any programming. I learnt enough Perl to complete the work I was given, and bits of Java and Unix shell script as well. This was very helpful for deciding that I do want to work in this area in the future, and the thought process of how to write code, and practice at picking up a language from scratch was very useful.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • It was fairly quiet, but people chatted and joked at times, and I was encouraged multiple times to talk to people more about stuff other than work!

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

    • Very well - we were found nice accommodation fairly close to the office, which was greatly subsidised. I was given enough information before I arrived not to be too confused/scared, and I wasn't ever sat around waiting for something to happen.

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

    • I was encouraged to spend some time looking at Java even though it wasn't really required for the work I was doing, because it was more modern/more generally useful than the language I was doing my work in.

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

    • Financial Bonus
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I had an interview at the end of my internship, but didn't get a job in the end.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • We all went to the pub each time someone started work or left the office. Because we were a smaller office, there were only 3 interns, so there wasn't much social scene (although I was fairly happy with this).

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I was in the Coventry office, and things weren't too expensive.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Nightlife? Didn't really test it.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • I think some of the office played football together sometimes.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Information Technology

West Midlands

October 2012

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