Extreme Blue Technical Intern Review
by IBM
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
5.0
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The Company
5.0
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The Culture
4.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
An amazing experience.
Extremely values - we were treated as people doing something special, not just interns to dump work on.
Amazing support from all those around me.
Massively busy, but that's because we were given room to push the boundaries and do amazing things. It was our call to put in the extra effort.
A group of four of us developed a full product from scratch and had to pitch it to those inside and outside of IBM.
Not only was the technical side a massive opportunity for experience, but we were surrounded by professionals and coached in presentational skill.
The Company
Excellent - it has the feel of a start-up with everyone pitching in and having a laugh.
Really well - 12 weeks isn't a long time, so it was rushed, but well done.
Essentially the whole of the lab was at our disposal - if we needed help, someone was there.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
National Travel
International Travel
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Working from home
All 16 of us were offered jobs at the end.
The Culture
We were an extremely close group, made some great friends.
Reasonably expensive, but not terrible.
Good, some cool stuff around.
Lots of stuff going on, although there was enough to do for the projects!
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Information Technology
South East
October 2012
