Software Engineer Review

by Cisco

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.
  • Daily stand ups in scrum. Programming, meetings, learning, and having fun. Hybrid work with people in the UK, the US and all over the world!


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Yes!!! Cisco gives you time to train wherever you need it when you join, and throughout the year. They also provide budget for you to complete certifications such as your CCNA, scrum qualifications, or cloud provider certifications.


  • 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 you are treated like any other employee. Many people in other teams didn't realise I was a placement student 😂


  • 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?
  • 10/10 everyone is friendly and helpful - it's who Cisco hires.


  • 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?
  • 10/10


  • 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 look forward to hopefully returning.


  • 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 and treat it like a conversation not an interview.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Software Engineering

London

July 2024


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