Industrial Placement Intern Review
by Nomura
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.2
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The Company
4.3
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The Culture
4.6
- 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
Good role with lots of learning and meaningful work, great building and facility's and all members of staff, at-least in technology are really friendly. Lots of opportunities to go to trade shows, concerts and compete in sporting events sponsored by the company. For example free 02 box tickets and funded tough-mudder attempts.
Most teams have a lot of genuine projects on their backlog that they would like to get underway, coming in as a placement student and being able to start ticking them off makes you feel like a proper member of the team.
Multiple layers of formal support, buddy's, mentors, line manager. Everyone is approachable so i feel like i have lots of people to go to for support and guidance.
Lots to do in a variety of areas that ramped up after the first few weeks of settling in, very hands on culture where everyone gets stuck into a bit of everything. Always meaningful work to do if your willing to look for it.
Lots of trust to pick things up and run with them from start to finish, had the chance to make projects my own without too much outside interference.
Hard to comment since at the time of writing this i haven't started my final year yet.
The Company
Can be quite noisy depending on what floor you sit on, very open plan and spacious. Coffee shops on each floor, everyone is very driven which makes it easy to stay motivated and pick up new skills. Subsided rooftop bar on a Thursday and plenty of after work activity's to get involved with makes networking easy.
Summer component was extremely structured with lots to do every week from socials, events and talks. These wound down later in the year however there are regular formal reviews every few months to track feedback and development.
As much as you would expect them to at placement level, where happy to let you have time off to go to events and conferences however formal training depended on a bit of luck and your team.
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Above 25 days holiday
Working from home
Everyone has a strong chance of getting a job however it comes down to your teams budget. Unfortunately this means it not always based on performance.
The Culture
We did intern trips to Mallorca, Turin, Oslo, Bali, HongKong, Singapore, Vienna and lots of after work socials.
Area is very expensive however the rooftop bar is very cheap and placement remuneration covered the costs.
City of London, so lots to do everywhere and major social hubs are just a short train ride away.
Lots of social clubs, hackathons, sporting events and innovation groups to get involved with.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Data Science, Information Technology
London
June 2019
