IT Intern Review

I don't have any real complaints about the work itself, though getting used to regular hours left be a little drained for the first few weeks. The commute was another bore - coming from university when nothing was more than 15 minutes away.

The people were great - everyone was very helpful and patient. I very quickly felt like part of the team and is was clear they all got on very well.

My supervisor was friendly and approachable as well as being interested in the work I was doing. He obviously cared a lot about the team's success and welfare.

There were one or two days when I'd finished a large section of work and the next hadn't arrived yet when I felt at a bit of loose end, but there weren't very many of these.

Lots. People joke about the interns just making the coffee or doing photocopying but I ended up contributing significantly to the development of tools which members of my team will be using on a daily basis.

While I may not end up using the technical skills I acquired (most were quite task specific) I feel strongly that I've gained a lot of use; How to interact with people in a work environment, time management and punctuality.

There's a limit to how exciting an office can be, everyone in my team got on well, so while the conversation wasn't constant it was quite frequent and friendly.

There were a few teething difficulties getting in touch with my line manager, which meant the first few days were a little stressed. The induction week was extremely busy and in my view the days were too long. However, once I started at my desk I had lots to do and soon settled down into a steady routine.

We had a day with a 'life coach' type person during the induction week - I'm quite cynical about such things and honestly would have preferred to start at my desk a day earlier. That said, the provision was made - hence the 6. There was a single volunteering even which was good fun and also pulls up the rating.

I was initially quite off the idea, but looking back, if I don't go into academia I would like to work at UBS in future.

There wasn't much of a social scene to speak of. The company did arrange plenty of networking events but most were in the first week, before everyone had settled in and thus felt a bit forced.

London - so prices were high, I was lucky to find a cheap room in a good area which took the pressure off. Get used to not getting much change back from £5.

Well, London, so the night-life is great. That said I went home or visited friends from uni most weekends so perhaps didn't get out as much as I should have done.

I was left quite tired by my work, so there wasn't much prospects for weekday evenings, but a few people did sports after work. Weekends were free.