Internship Review

by Softwire

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    4.5
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

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

    • My internship at Softwire was brilliant

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

    • Within my project my role was certainly important and underpinned the main working of the project, and my work was therefore valued.

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

    • My supervisor was extremely helpful; more than happy to help if I was having troubles.

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

    • It was rare that there was nothing to do.

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

    • Within my project my role was certainly important and underpinned the main working of the project.

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

    • I plan to go into software development, and this internship has certainly helped me in such a goal.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Brilliant; an extremely chill environment that clearly values the employees.

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

    • The internship project had a clear goal and the time running up to the start of it was clearly organised into tasks.

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

    • My supervisor was always happy to help if I did not understand anything.

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

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

    • I'd definitely love to.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes; two groups of interns all went for food and drink on the last day at lunch, and a BBQ afterwards.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • N/A

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

    • N/A

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Yep!

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

London

July 2016

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