Software Engineer Intern 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.

    • I was a backend Java developer. I worked with AWS in a team to develop new services and migrate existing ones to the cloud.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Yes, I learned Java on the job. I also learned a lot about AWS.

  • 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?

    • Yes, I was given my own intern project for which I took full responsibility for and had to develop a solution. I was supported along the way of course.

  • 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?

    • I had support available anytime I needed it. Everyone was very friendly and happy to share their knowledge.

  • 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?

    • Friendly and chill.

  • 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?

    • I really enjoyed it. They organised a lot of fun events for the intern group where we got a chance to meet each other and do some good work.

  • 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 at the application process and the interview.

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

East Midlands

September 2022

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