User Experience Research Intern Review

by Expedia Group

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    2.4

    The Role

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

    • The internship was a great experience because I had the chance to work on real projects and have an impact on the work that we do here in the team. I was also able to carry out a variety of relevant tasks that allowed me to gather my first "real" work experience outside of university for those which was great.

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

    • My immediate colleagues were all nice and included me as a full team member from day one. As we are a very small team I felt that sometimes did not help in creating "a family like" feeling - this has more to do with being very isolated from other teams in the company which I think would be nice if that would change.

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

    • My manager always looked out for me and had a plan for what my tasks were supposed to be. I would have wished for more regular feedback sessions - that was something that fell a bit short and did not happen unless I would ask for it. However I do appreciate that my manager had a lot of faith in my skills.

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

    • I do like a very busy and hectic environment with pressing deadlines which was not always given in my team. On the one hand that is a good thing but not the environment that I strive in the best so for my personal liking there could have been more work to deal with.

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • There were some tasks were "I was running the show" and there wereothers were I was just assisting which I guess is a good balance for an intern. Sometimes the process was not quite clear and so it would have been nice to get a bit more guidance on that.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • It was a very valuable experience that assisted me in gaining skills for certain tasks. As I am finishing up my studies it will help me as an entry into the market, now having projects that I worked on to look back to. It also helped me to see that I did gain very valuable skills during my degree.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The social team makes sure that there are always some events going on but in general I find people keep to themselves a lot and it's not very social.

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • There could have been some more guidance on stuff like taxes - the payroll at my job wasn't very helpful and moving over from a different country you don't really know how things work so I would have appreciated a little intro.

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

    • I was able to fly to San Francisco for a conference which was an awesome opportunity

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

    • Flexi Time

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Under negotiation

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • We would meet for lunch quite a bit which was nice - it helped feeling less isolated in the office.

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

    • London is one of the most expensive cities in the world when it comes to cost of living.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • there's quite a couple of bars around - mainly directed for after work drinks/dinners

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

    • There were a few after work drinks and also stuff like social responsibility days (coming up) which I think are great initiatives

    3/5
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London

August 2019

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