Team member Review

by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    3.3
  • The Culture
    1.3

    The Role

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

    • I was able to build on every experience and skill I wanted to this summer, thanks to a structured program and Dstl listening to my requests for certian tasks.

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

    • I was not made to feel like a student in a workplace but instead was treated as one of the team.

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

    • If I had any questions time was booked aside specifically for a one to one with a senior collegue to help me through any difficulties I was having with the task at hand.

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

    • The placement is what you make of it. There is always work to do, so if you want to learn and push yourself it is encouraged. Likewise if you have have the motivation levels of a sea slug, you may find yourself with not much work coming your way.

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

    • Again, the more you would like to take on the more you are given.

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

    • This summer I have been involved in developing software for mathematical based models. Which is almost exactly what I will be doing for my Masters project. So my placement could not have been more suited to preparing me for my next year at university

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Fairly quiet. Everyone tends to just get on with their work.

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Very. I had a complete plan, week by week of what projects I would be working on.

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

    • The company was happy to send me on MATLAB traingin courses, and allowed me to spend an enitre week of time off projects to just develop my programming capabilities.

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

    • Flexi Time

    International Travel

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • They have a graduate scheme and a sponsorship program.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were not many other students there or much of a sociallife outside of the workplace

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Its near london, so not cheap.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Dead.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There was the occasional outing, but nothing much.

    2/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Science

South West

September 2015

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