Software Engineer Intern Review

by Cisco

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    3.0
  • 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 as a Software Engineer within the Automations team in IT. Developing run-the-business tools to support internal collaboration.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Python, Golang, Docker, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Postgres and Microservices


  • 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 not treated as an intern and was able to take leadership on projects without feeling like I was always being told what to do.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I had a mentor who helped me improve my technical skills throughout the internship


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 1/5

  • 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?
  • Amazing within my team and the company as a whole, although it would have been nice if more people came into the office instead of working remotely


  • 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?
  • Yes it was very 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 Cisco
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Cisco to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Cisco
  • Be yourself, Cisco employees people for their mindset, above their skills


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Software Engineering

London

July 2023


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