Software Programmer Review

by Imagination Technologies

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.7
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • Loved working as part of the PowerVR WDDM graphics driver development team on their latest project. Got to work with the latest tech and commit code into the main branch so it's really exciting to be involved in a major real-world product. Loved the relaxed environment, everyone is really friendly - couldn't ask for a nicer working environment really! This was not a "fetch me coffee" internship - this was proper work :) Company was very helpful in finding me another employee to car share with so I could get to work.

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

    • Great group of guys - really helpful and definitely appreciated the work I was doing. They worked well to give me challenging tasks I could do but that weren't too far beyond my knowledge. Great group to work with!

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

    • I got given a desk next to the guy who I was assigned to work with. He answered all my questions and gave me great guidance when things got too complicated or my lack of knowledge of graphics drivers blocked me. He explained everything in more than enough detail and I now have a much greater understanding of what I was working with.

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

    • Never overworked but never under-worked either - a nice relaxed environment/culture.

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

    • While not "running the show" I was programming plenty of stuff for myself and sending it to the review board (as all employees do) and checking it into the main branch - so quite a lot of responsibility really. I was also managing quite a bit of exactly which tasks I did and when.

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

    • Gave me many many new business/work skills which will be very useful in my technology future - things like Source Control, project management, how a business is actually structured and business strategy. Along with individual time planning and project tracking. Also gave me quite a lot of new programming skills/tool knowledge (I learnt C, C++ and Python on-the-job quite easily!).

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Fun atmosphere with plenty of laughs (not at any particular person's expense amazingly! :D )

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

    • Seamless aside from failure on my part (one of the buildings has a very confusing layout but you get used to it!)

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

    • They gave me many hours of help and guidance along with various group training sessions to get me started with all the software I had to use. I always had my colleague working behind me so I could just turn around and ask questions!

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • They've said they will probably offer me more work next year (and asked if I wanted to shift into a different team to better match my future career ideas) and they have a track record of offering jobs to interns.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Social scene was good - plenty of interns who were students and/or who had been before so they organised lots of events for all interns to meet up and get to know eachother. Shame I wasn't here longer so I could go to more!

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

    • I lived at home and commuted in to Kings Langley from Enfield by car sharing so not too costly and the local pubs etc. are reasonably priced.

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

    • No idea so I've left this answer as average.

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

    • A fair few opportunities though many you could only attend if you can stay late or go home at a flexible time.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

South East

August 2013

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