Group Technology Intern Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

2.5/5
  • The Role
    2.3
  • The Company
    2.3
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • Not very well organised once arrived at desk. Team hadn't planned my internship.

    2/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • Not much communication within my team.

    2/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • Lacked help from my line manager.

    2/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Given 2 large open ended projects, not enough work to help break my time up.

    2/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • Worked on some quite important projects.

    4/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • Learnt quite a lot about software development.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Quiet office with little interaction.

    3/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • Manager didn't know about me until the day before I arrived, so no.

    1/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • Company as a whole have quite a lot of effort in but could of rotated us in our roles.

    4/5

  • 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

    3/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • Not particularly interested.

    2/5

    The Culture

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

    4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • Expensive, but no surprise in the city.

    3/5

  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
  • Okay, didn't spend my time socialising near work though.

    3/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Quite a lot yes.

    3/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Banking

London

August 2014


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