IT Development Placement Review
by Newcastle Building Society
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
5.0
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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 Newcastle Building Society
- 7. Would you recommend Newcastle Building Society to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Newcastle Building Society
Overview
I was a software QA placement. On a day to day basis I would attend department & team meetings as well as complete different forms of testing for features on both the NBS and NBS client apps.
Skills
Skills developed: - Test software with great attention to detail - Work and communicating in a team - Time management - Software development (Team were flexible and allowed me to contribute through software development as well as QA. - Working in an Agile team
Responsibilities
My team were very understanding in the sense that they did not overwhelm me with responsibilities from the moment I first started. I began with simple tasks and increased the complexity over time when I was comfortable doing so.
Support & Guidance
I found that there was a great support structure at NBS. Whether it be anyone in my team or department, my line manager, my personal mentor or the early talent team, I felt comfortable reaching out to anyone. They each provided me with plenty of guidance throughout my placement.
Culture
The atmosphere & culture was very nice in my experience - everyone gets on very well.
Your Impressions
Overall I found my placement to be great. I had my worries going into it but I soon found myself enjoying working there. I met lots of great people and learned lots of new skills which will help me massively in my future career. I would recommend the role to anyone.
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Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Software Engineering
North East
September 2023
