Summer Placement Review

by Arm

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    2.8

    The Role

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

    • Was doing interesting things.

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

    • Got really good feedback at the end and people appreciated my work.

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

    • When I needed help my questions were answered but I didn't need too much help.

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

    • Would have liked to have finish more tasks by the time I left.

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

    • I had SVN commit access, so enough responsibility to occasionally break things.

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

    • Skills learnt are useful for future career and my degree

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Was very calm.

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

    • HR were very organised so internships were arranged well.

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

    • I didn't do any training while there.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

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

    • Received emails from two different managers saying to contact them if I wanted a job again.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were some summer student social activities although unfortunately I wasn't available for most of them.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Pubs quite expensive but you can cycle everywhere so transport is basically free.

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • It wasn't great.

    2/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • What does this question even mean?

    2/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Science

East of England

September 2012

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