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Rating
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The Role
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The Company
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The Culture
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
This internship helped me decide that yes, I do want to pursue a career in software engineering, and was a great opportunity to learn coding at a professional level.
I didn't have as much impact on things as a full-time employee, but I did feel like I contributed to the project my team is working on and my work was useful.
My mentor was great, just had a bad luck with a manager, who wasn't very communicative.
Flexible hours.
I wasn't dealing with any time-restricted issues, only prototyping a new feature, which will probably have to be re-implemented to make it to the final product.
The company is great at providing training.
The Company
Social and relaxed.
The company has good practice at organising internships, and improves year by year, thanks to interns' comments.
Flexi Time
Sports and Social Club
Company Parties/Events
I would like to aim slightly higher; it doesn't feel like a career with this company will help me develop over years, and I'm worried it'll become stagnant
The Culture
It's London, don't expect bargains.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Computer Systems Engineering
London
September 2016