Summer Placement R&D IoT Review

by Arm

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Rating

3.3/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    1.8

    The Role

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

    • ARM is a great place to work. It's technology leader and everyone working there is smart and talented

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

    • I've always been treated as an employee like anyone else. I had the opportunity to make decisions about my project and discuss about everything

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

    • I always received help when asked. My project was somewhat collateral to the group main goals, I had the opportunity to experiment and try new things, and this is defintely a great thing...

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

    • Sometimes it ended up being a little bit boring, non having pressure for results or specific achievement

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

    • I've been working alone most of the time, only me and my manager were involved in the project directly

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

    • All I've learn is very close to what I've being doing in the last two years in university, and will help me a lot in the prosecution of my career

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • People is quite silent while working, not so many distractions... I was in a very small team in the same office with people from other groups, so there was not so many occasion for chatting... Anyway, everyone has always been very nice to me, but probably it takes more than 3 months to have a better familiarity with everyone...

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Recruiting process was quite fast, it took 3 weeks... All the administrative things did not take that long

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

    • There are possibility for training session, for students as well as employee.. Induction was a bit superficial, but in general you can find interesting things

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

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

    • 5/5

    The Culture

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

    • I knew some initiatives where set up, but basically I never met them

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Cambridge is a small, expensive and boring place. 3.5 Pound for a beer, 5 pounds for entering small events, 15 pounds for big events is not THAT bad, but housing is very expensive, quite as expensive as London. There are some interesting place anyway, but you should go and search for them around the town

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Again, Cambridge is a small, expensive and boring place. I'm not a really nightlifer, at all, but sometimes you wonder how it is possible with all this students around the town having a so boring atmosphere..

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • There are some interesting groups organized on several platform around Cambridge you can eventually join..

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science, Science

East of England

November 2012

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