Software engineering intern Review

by Roke Manor Research Limited

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.4

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • Interesting and challenging work in a very friendly environment.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • The project I was given to work on was of genuine interest to the company.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My manager provided excellent support, though he was often busy working in other areas. There were always plenty of specialists in different areas around to ask for advice.

    4/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • I was given a project to work on very autonomously, so whilst I always had plenty to do it was up to me to manage my workload.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • The approach to take in my project was very much down to me.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The work I was doing was very relevant to my maths degree; as well as providing excellent experience of applying pure mathematics in software engineering, it also allowed me to pick up the theoretical underpinnings of several of my courses for next year.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Very relaxed and friendly.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Everything ran very smoothly.

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I was given a lot of time as part of my project to read up on theory and experiment with various pieces of software.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • It would be very tempting to come back and work there after leaving university.

    4/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • All of the interns were very friendly and we got on well together.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Reasonable.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • You have to go to Southampton for nightlife; nothing much happens in the towns very close by.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There were plenty of social, sporting and charitable events. In particular there were company sports activities happening pretty much every day after work.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

South East

August 2012

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