Software Engineer Review

by UBS

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.4
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

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

    • Lots of learning opportunities and fantastic colleagues Great working environment Lots of academic and non academic events

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

    • Really felt like a functional part of the team and that my work was adding real value

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

    • Fantastic level of support throughout: Right from the start I was walked through all my initial work, and once I was capable of working without guidance I could constantly check with my team to see I was doing the correct thing, my work was constantly reviewed, feedback quick and thorourgh and I can always ask for help

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

    • Never overwhelmed by work, and never not enough that I find myself with nothing to do

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

    • I was not given too much responsibility that I felt overwhelmed, I felt I had a good mix of feeling like I was contributing and feeling that my mistakes would be largely detrimental to the business

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

    • Really helpful skill building, learned more here than I did at university about computer science and programming specifics, and about working environments

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Nice office, nice people, great environment

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

    • My only fault with the internship, there were some brief presentations at the beginning, but the internship was mostly organised by my team, there were no official intern socials like at other companies

    3/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Heavily invested in, lots of opportunists like hackathons, conferences and other training exercises

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

    • Company Parties/Events

    Staff Sales/Staff Shop

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

    • I would love to work with UBS again but they keep a lot of information about this under wraps until the end of the placement

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • As previously mentioned, as far as other interns were concerned no, however there was good social activities within the departments

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

    • London, not much else needs to be said about cost other than that really

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Good nightlife, very expensive and could be difficult to get back from, maybe the night tube will remedy this

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yes, many events were organised for outside of work, on a regular basis, and a lot of them were catered for free

    5/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Science

London

March 2016

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