Summer Technology Intern Review

by Morgan Stanley

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • Very involving work to make changes to a very large system, sometimes frustrating, but always challenging.

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

    • Team made me feel like the project as entirely my own though always offering guidance.

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

    • Team members developing the same application would give me a lot of help and pointers when I got stuck in a particular sub task. I would always feel comfortable asking them for help. Weekly one on one sessions with my manager helped me focus and work efficiently.

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

    • My project pretty much took the entire duration of the internship though some days were slower than others due to parts of the system being down or unresponsive.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Working on a feature which had been requested and talked about for some time, and which would actually get used.

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

    • Very useful seeing Java code in a large system and learnt many tricks in the Eclipse IDE. Also learnt to use C#/

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Very hardworking and serious environment though I could always stop and have a chat if I wanted. People are willing to put in the extra hours at no thought.

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

    • All the intern events and presentations were well prepared in advance.

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

    • The let me spend a significant amount of time getting used to their systems as well as their programming techniques. The company also provided basic training for understanding finance and the operations of other divisions within the firm.

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

    • Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would be thrilled if I could gain permanent employment here.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • The interns and IPs in the Tech division were all fairly close.

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

    • I lived at home during the internship so N/A.

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

    • Canary Wharf in the evenings is always very busy.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Lots of events organised by both the Tech division and HR.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Systems Engineering

London

September 2010

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