UK Intern Tech Review

by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    4.2
  • The Company
    3.4
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • The job was far more than I expected it to be, with lots of extra tasks,situations, training, people and responsibilities given to me than I could hope for. Every day, I learnt something new or met someone new.

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

    • I was given vast knowledge of the systems in our department and high level access and control very quickly. I took this as a sign of great trust in me and my abilities which in turn made me feel very valued.

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

    • My supervisor was constantly on hand to give me advice, check my work, answer questions, and to fix what I broke!

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

    • Very busy during some periods, but others were like working in a dead zone. This was really out of the departments control, and I could fill the time with all the free training on hand.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I could turn the entire place off with the flip of a switch by my second week.

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

    • Some of the skills were very industry and hardware specific, some even focusing on one particular component. However a lot of the training I gain was high level generic skills that I will be using for years to come.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Typical of an office I imagine, boring mostly but with a few funny guys.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • They had a very well set out plan for induction, management, training, intern events, council etc...

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

    • I had access to 98% of the training that everyone else did, the rest was the "The conference is in Miami" sort of "Training".

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Financial Bonus

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • No guarantee of work, no offer to cover my final year, returning graduate program is just "Skip a few interviews". Could be better to be honest.

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    • Lots of events.

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

    • Very high rent in surrounding area due to businessman type environment.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Nightlife is better in Reading, but its very easy to travel to it, plus this was organised by council.

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

    • Standard football clubs and such, volunteering opportunities etc...

    3/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Science, Customer Service, Information Technology

South East

October 2012

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