Technical Summer Intern Review

by FDM Group

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • FDM Group is a professional and friendly work environment, with a positive atmosphere. I enjoyed the challenges within my day to day project work, and the internship group project.

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

    • My colleagues within my team were incredibly vocal about how much they valued us as interns. We had daily meetings where we would present our work to the team and they would give comments and feedback that I found really useful.

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

    • Every day we had team meetings where support was given throughout my time here. We also had meetings that involved people from other office locations in the UK. Me and the other technical intern in London each had a permanent staff member from our team, that we could ask if we had any problems, who were both willing to provide guidance to the best of their abilities.

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

    • I had a project that I worked on daily, with the other technical intern, doing different elements and collaborating to achieve the end result. This was along side an intern only group project across three locations that we were kept busy with.

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

    • The individual project was completely handed over to myself and the other technical intern in London, so we were able to have full responsibility within it, including managing our time, delegating the tasks, and documenting it.

    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 was trained in SQL and Excel which were both incredibly useful, and were applied within my individual project. I also developed skills in presenting and communicating affectively within a team. These skills will help me in my final year of university as well as further in the future when applying for graduate jobs.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Really friendly staff and everyone in the office was very welcoming and happy to chat.

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

    • The organisers were well equipped and ready for us to start working. Within my team it was very organised with the training that I received was well thought out.

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

    • The firm was happy to cater to my needs, I asked to have Excel training which I did get.

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

    • 2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • A future job is incredibly appealing to me, I have really enjoyed working in IT and will apply for a graduate job at FDM Group.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • We went on a team social in London, and they internship organisers have arranged a drinks event after work for our final week.

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

    • There is a high cost of living in central London, and socialising.

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

    • Lot's of bars and pubs in London Bridge.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • We had a team social at a ping pong bar.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Data Science

London

August 2017

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