Software Developer Review

by Hymans Robertson

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • I thoroughly enjoyed my time here and would be very interested if the opportunity arose to work here in the future.

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

    • I felt extremely valued by my colleagues and we all got on extremely well. I was given meaningful work which contributed to the company overall

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

    • I was given a good amount of support as they were there to help me when required but also left me to work things out for myself at the right times.

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

    • I was always busy. From the first day I was given plenty of work to do and my own project to see through for the duration of the internship.

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

    • I was given a lot of responsibility. I was working on products which would be used by people outside the company and on products which would be built on after I left.

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

    • The skills I have learned here will help me hugely both in the rest of my degree and life after university. I have developed integral skills for working in the computer science industry

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere was very positive and friendly. Everyone I spoke to was very nice and everyone got on well.

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

    • The internship was very well organised. I never found myself sitting waiting on things being done so I could start doing work as everything was so well planned.

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

    • I used technologies which I had not used before like Azure and C# and carried out PluralSight training videos to learn about these technologies. I received no real formal training but I never felt it was required.

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

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

    • I would be very happy to work here in the future,

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes, they have end of month drinks which many employees go along to and you can meet lots more people from the company there. My team also went out for lunch quite regularly which helped me get to know people.

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

    • I live and worked in Glasgow City Center so it is not the cheapest but could be a lot worse

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

    • The nightlife is fantastic around Glasgow especially in the city center where I am based,

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

    • There were a few but as I was only here for 10 weeks there were not many opportunities over the time I was here.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Scotland

August 2016

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