Software Developer UP Review
by IBM
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
4.3
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at IBM
- 7. Would you recommend IBM to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to IBM
Overview
The role consisted of working on backend systems, using C and Java. I would also carry out a lot of testing work using the Robot Framework
Skills
I have learnt many new skills. C was new to me when I started and i was able to apply the agile practices I had studied at university
Responsibilities
Yes. I was not treated like an intern and would be assigned tasks similar to the rest of my team
Support & Guidance
My team were fantastic and were always ready to help me with anything I needed
Culture
As we were working from home, I did not get a full idea of the company culture and atmosphere, but the one created virtually was still one I really enjoyed. Everyone was always ready to help one another and it was a great place to be
Your Impressions
I enjoyed every minute of my placement. There was always something new and interesting to learn and I felt the work I put into it paid off well
Yes
Dont be afraid to get stuck in with the more complicated stuff. Ask for help whenever you need it and try to enjoy the process as youre learning.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Computer Science
North West
July 2021
