Summer Internship Review

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Rating

3.1/5
  • The Role
    3.2
  • The Company
    3.2
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • It was an interesting place to be - both the permanent staff and the other interns were friendly and the work was fun.

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

    • Worked in a small-ish office with 9 other people who were all friendly and welcoming. They expressed an interest in me as a person and in my studies as well as my work.

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

    • My supervisor sat across the desk from me - I was able to ask him anything I needed during the day and every week or so he'd check in with my progress and give me guidance what to do next.

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

    • There were never days where I had nothing to do but some days were fairly slow.

    2/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • While the tasks I was given were significant, I never felt too pressured to complete them - my manger understood that they were challenging and that it may be beyond the scope of my placement to complete them.

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • During my placement I have learnt a new scripting language (Perl) and how to write a Linux device driver.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • While the people were hard working there have been moments of fun and laughter. Feel like I know them now as people as well as work mates.

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

    • While the process of making offers to interns seemed slightly haphazard, once I arrived everything seemed to be well organised.

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

    • There has been a couple of standard training days and I have been allowed to tackle tasks that required me to spend a fair amount of time learning new skills.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

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

    • All of the interns have been invited to apply for jobs when the application process for graduate jobs opens.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were around 60 interns at the site I was working at - made some close friends over the summer and at least once a week there were big group events organized.

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

    • Cambridge can be a little bit more expensive than other places.

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

    • Cambridge has little to no nightlife.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Interns were welcome to take part in any of the company sports teams and social activities.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

East of England

September 2011

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