Data Analyst Review

It has been highly enjoyable so far. My project has been engaging and degree related, likewise my colleagues are all willing to help when needed. There is a diverse group of people around too which always adds to the fun.

There is a bit of colleague interaction, however as an intern it is mainly with interns or other people when you require information. I think it is a case of 6 of one and half a dozen of the other. We don't branch out too far, but then neither do others around us.

Given the nature of my project (Very research based) I have been left to my own devices. There has been input from above, however have found my daily manager too busy to really give the support needed and my project manager, as great as he is, was not able to give much guidance either as this project reached outside of his expertise. Never the less, it has been great to be let loose on my own and thus I would not count a four out of ten as a massive negative.

It varies. At the start, relatively busy with training for 2 weeks. Week 3-4 I was waiting for equipment which took a while to obtain, so more self-learning. But then since then, consistently busy.

My project has been very independent and thus I have been given a lot of responsibility for my own work. Given its research nature, I have been given a real opportunity to show what I am made of.

For the project I had to learn a whole new branch of maths and how to use it, quite quickly. It was really interesting learning relatively advance maths for operational use. Given this platform I am hoping to pursue this branch further if my university has the modules available.

The atmosphere is definitely one constructed for hard work. To the people who know one another there is a good buzz, but it is definitely more towards the end of hard work than relaxed. In amongst the coding and reading there is plenty of time to meet with others for a quick coffee break.

Personally, I have had no issues with the organisation of the internship. In fact it has been very well put together, up until the acquiring of special equipment. Partly this is due to the abnormalities in my project manager's calendar, with meetings etc. causing the delay, but overall it was very well set up.

They really seek to develop you as an individual and a potential future employee. There is plenty of development training in many areas and a real opportunity to learn as much as you can. Information is available in an abundance, sometimes you just need to ask.

Detica have a high post internship employment rate, and I can only hope to be apart of that statistic.

I work in between the Guildford and London office. In Guildford there is less happening come evening times, whilst London way there always seems to be offers of dinners here and there. So far however I have been too busy with friends and family to really delve in.

London and Guildford are quite expensive areas. If you look in the right places though, there is always something to find.

Personally I do not know. Nightlife for me so far has consisted of a few dinners here and there with friends, which has been great in a place like London/Guildford.

There are quite a lot of sports clubs and socials to get involved with, if you take an initiative.