Software Developer Review

by MBDA

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • Great experience, learnt alot of new skills and enjoyed the work very much.

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

    • I felt that my work was appreciated by my colleagues and was of importance to the company, as opposed to just some work to keep me busy.

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

    • Colleages were very helpfull and provided support when needed.

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

    • Was kept very busy with plenty of work to do on oen main project, which included creating documentation and a presentation.

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

    • I was the only person working on this project, however I was not isolated during my 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?

    • My programming and presentation skills have improved dramatically. I got to explore and learn various new programming languages, software and designs I had never worked with before.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone would get on with their work, however the atmosphere was somewhat relaxed and occasionaly colleagues would chat to one another or have group discussions.

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

    • Very well set up, for reasons which were out of MBDA's control, I started late and worked in a different department. Dispite this I had a project to work on from the start and plenty of access to computers (three computers with four screens at one point all at the same time).

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

    • Very training was done as its expected for you to know programming if your going for a software position. They did however give me the experience to work on a real world project which I did receive support for.

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

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

    • I have already been offered another summer placement in the software department, as I am doing a four year course and still have two years left.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Hardly saw any of the other students, we were in seperate departments and my placement buddy never introduced me to any of them.

    2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Difficult to say as I stayed at my uni house as the placement was in Bristol and I go to Bristol University. As Bristol is a city I would imagine compared to other placements, it is relatively expensive.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Bristol has a huge nightlife, not as big over the summer as the students are gone, however most of the clubs remain open each day and are still very busy on weekends.

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

    • None that I was aware of.

    1/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

South West

August 2011

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