Software Developer Review

by infor

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • It was quite a good placement. Variety of work i had to do kept it interesting.

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

    • Everyone was friendly and helpful.

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

    • Support is always there, if you show a little bit of initiative.

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

    • Busy most of the time, but you can take your time if you need to.

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

    • Decent amount of responsibility in the second half of the placement.

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

    • Learned programming in C#, VB, NSIS. Improved my knowledge in SQL and Oracle databases etc.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Understandably quiet most of the time, but you can put headphones on when working if you want to!

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

    • Pretty good. Had training in the first month, then worked in support for couple of weeks to understand business processes, then i was moved to development team.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Gave me a chance to pass an exam to get a SCRUM developer qualification.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Car

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    Healthcare from home

    Healthcare/Dental

    Travel loan
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Quite appealing

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Most of the people were happy to go out and party :)

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

    • Expensive area to live in, but affordable. Lived in a house with other 3 people working at lighthouse and paid £300 a month plus bills.

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

    • Not much to choose from when going out in Crawley, so went to MOKA most of the time.

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

    • Play football for Lighthouse Systems team

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Information Technology, Computer Science

South East

August 2014

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