Summer Placement Review

by Arm

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Rating

3.8/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • Very enjoyable and challenging work

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

    • All colleagues were extremely helpful when asked for help and were approachable.

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

    • Guidance is given but interns are also given a fair amount of independence to do their project.

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

    • I was given a reasonable amount of work but some days went by a bit slowly

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Not a massive amount of responsibility unfortunately but this would be expected for an internship

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • This placement was definitely relevant to my degree and helped towards it

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • I was assigned an office exclusively of interns so this may not reflect the general office atmosphere but it was enjoyable and relaxed.

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

    • HR was efficient in organizing this placement

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

    • We had a full day induction and every so often we had Lunch and Learn

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • They do not however have London offices which would be a big plus.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Not that many activities were organized

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

    • Pubs and clubs (not that many in Cambridge) same price or a a bit under London ones

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

    • Coming from London this is a difficult criteria to match

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

    • Team ARM organizes events such as the London to Cambridge cycling event that all employees are asked to join.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Engineering

South East

September 2012

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