Software Intern Review

by Redgate

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Rating

4.4/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.8
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • It was a great place to work in. Highly recommend others to spend summer with that company.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • I was valued not as an intern but as any other developer in the team. Your ideas will actually be implemented in the final product, if these are of course the good ones.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • My line manager did a good job to ensure that I get most of the internship. We had biweekly 1-to-1 meetings where you get feedback from others that help you to know what you need to improve or what you are doing well already.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • Sometimes you are working whole day long, sometimes there is not much to do and you pick tasks from the backlog (things that are not crucial, but would be nice to be done).

    4/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • The amount of responsibility you get depends on you. If you feel confident enough to do the hard bit - you are free to do so. Even if you fail, no one is going to laugh at you or blame you. But in general, all the code/work you do is valuable to the product, so you are always responsible to the same degree as others.

    5/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I became more organised - this is quite useful. Technical skills, such as writing high quality code that is easy to extend, easy to understand - crucial for developers. I got a picture of what I want to learn, what I want to do next.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Very friendly. And fun. There were random nerf gun firing. You can go to play table tennis or foosball whenever you want. If you have question - go and ask the person you think has an answer, everyone is ready to help.

    5/5

  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
  • We had lots of introductory meetings in the first 2 weeks. Then you are just the same employee as others, you work, you go the company days out.

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • They give you opportunity to largely improve your skills.

    5/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events

    5/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • In the end of the internship they give you an offer if you were good. You will feel if they would give an offer as you go through your internship. It's not hard at all =)

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
  • 4/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • 4/5

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

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • There are social and sport clubs. I went to football and frisbee clubs.

    5/5

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

East of England

September 2014


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