Software Engineer Micro-Intern Review

by Cisco

Rating

3.8/5
  • Skills
    4.0
  • Business Insight
    3.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of the insight and what was involved on a day-to-day basis.
  • Working alongside a full-time software engineer on a week long "incubation" project that would be helpful to the company.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
  • How to properly and completely test code written for commercial use.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the knowledge learned around personal or professional skills during the experience?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how the knowledge learned has helped you with regards to your career development
  • 5/5

    Business Insight

  • 3. What was it like understanding all about the business and potential roles available?
  • As I was the only intern, this was limited. However, it did provide me with a great opportunity to see what the actual company was like, rather than the marketing gloss of the intern programme.


  • Please rate how insightful you found the insight
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the structure of the insight
  • 2/5

  • How would you rate business leader involvement during the insight
  • 3/5

    Culture

  • 4. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Very studious but kind and inclusive.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the networking opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how valued you felt during your insight?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 5. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?
  • I really enjoyed the work I was given and it was a very valuable experience for me.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on the insight
  • 4/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 4/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Cisco
  • 5/5

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


  • 8. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Cisco
  • Standard interview advice - have a good range of projects to talk about and practice LeetCode.


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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Software Engineering

London

September 2024


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