Assistant System Engineer Review

by Cisco

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    4.0
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • I had a great time at Cisco and got introduced to most of the areas they work in. Whilst I might not have had the opportunity to spend a lot of time getting deep hands-on experience I ended up learning a lot about different architectures and their main strength/weaknesses, which suited me very well.

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

    • Everyone was really positive about us being around and were more than happy to sit down and share the knowledge from their field of expertise.

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

    • Cisco is a company that strongly encourages you to find your own opportunities and things related to existing projects. I felt that we were given great guidance by our supervisor and especially had really good feedback discussions when we started suggesting our own ideas.

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

    • Because of the structure of Cisco's financial year, the summer is a very quiet time where projects aren't moving as quickly as usual. However, you can always occupy yourself with reading up on the different projects & solutions that you might be interested in yourself and if you get stuck you've got all the experts around you!

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

    • Because of the low intensity during the time, splitting up responsibility too could have made it tougher than it was for one person doing it. However, I did get to host one of the customers alone during testing the last day of my placement.

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I regained a significant amount of the technical confidence which had fallen during exam period. I also greatly improved my ability of picking up technical details, understanding architectural overviews and holding & creating presentations. And presentation skills especially are invaluable!

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Cisco was one of the official supporters for London 2012, which meant that the Olympic Games literally were everywhere!

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

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

    • They had several experts coming in and giving presentations on their field of expertise, and also provided material that we could use in our spare time.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events

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

    • 5/5

    The Culture

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

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

    • I spent time in 4 different offices, 2 of them with plenty of alternatives around however with London-prices, and 2 which were in office-complexes, ie fairly far off from general AW-places.

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

    • 2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • 3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

November 2012

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