Training Intern Review

by Softwire

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Rating

3.9/5
  • The Role
    4.1
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • A huge amount - I learnt loads and had a great time at the same time as well as meeting a lot of lovely people.

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

    • Very much

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

    • A lot; we had individual and group meetings to talk through our progress and discuss any ideas we might have, and our line manager was always around to help us.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • I was quite busy but there isn't a culture of working really long hours/eating at your desk - the important of breaks is emphasized.

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

    • We were given a project to work on but were encouraged to have our own ideas about the directions to take, as well as having a lot of say in the hours we spent in the office and worked.

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

    • A huge amount - I had the chance to put lots of the theory I have studied in the last two years into practice and feel like I have a much more solid grounding in the practical aspects of computer science now.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Very friendly and open-plan

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

    • Very well organized - there were well-thought out training exercises to get us started on the programming as well as lots of morale events.

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

    • Quite a lot; we could have used frameworks which would have made the project run faster and more smoothly, but instead we implemented a lot from scratch so we could learn at a deeper level.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Extremely

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Reasonably - we all went to quite a few morale events

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

    • Reasonable for London (we didn't have to pay for much ourselves though)

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

    • No idea

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

    • Yes, very many.

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

London

August 2016

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