Software Engineer Review

by Capital One

Best Student Employer

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Working on a project within an established team in the company. Also working on a separate project managed by graduates and worked on by them and the interns. There were also organised intern events and sessions (such as talks from senior people in the company).


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Experienced a professional software development environment. Also developed skills such as communication, teamwork, time management, leadership, + much more.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Lots of responsibility given for both projects. Had to organise and manage myself and work with others on projects meaningful to the company.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • Lots of support and guidance was made available. We knew our many options for people to go to, and also were encouraged to ask questions.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • A very relaxed but hard-working company culture. They ensure there is a positive attitude to the work, and do not expect working ridiculous hours to achieve results (more of a be effective with your time attitude).


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • Enjoyed it lots. I didn't have any expectations going into the internship but they made the experience really enjoyable.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Capital One
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Capital One to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Capital One
  • Be yourself & ask questions.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Information Technology

East Midlands

September 2022


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