Extreme Blue Technical intern Review

by IBM

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.7
  • The Company
    4.6
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • Overall the internship was a really enjoyable experience, doing valuable and interesting work, and having a lot of fun whilst doing so.

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

    • Our mentors had proposed the projects that we worked on, and therefore had a vested interest in our input and ideas in order to get the project done.

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

    • Our manager was extremely helpful and approachable, as well as being fun to work with. We also each had mentors on our projects to help with the technical details of the work.

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

    • Always lots to do, but there was also a balance of different things to do each day in order to get the project completed.

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

    • We worked in teams of 4 students and we had complete responsibility over the project we were assigned.

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

    • Important technical skills learnt, such as several programming languages, as well as business skills such as presenting and pitching ideas, working with important clients and writing business plans,a white paper and technical documentation.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • We had an office for all the overruns working on the projects, which had a laid back and friendly atmosphere, but also created motivation to work hard.

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

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

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

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    National Travel

    International Travel

    Working from home
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Was offered a job after successful project pitches detailing what we had worked on over the 12 weeks to executives within the company.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • All the intends were offered accommodation together, and so socially we all had a lot of fun together and got on incredibly well.

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

    • Accommodation at Winchester uni was organised and paid for by IBM, which was extremely useful! However Winchester is quite an expensive place to socialise in.

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

    • A few pubs but not really much nightlife in Winchester. Can get to Southampton reasonably easily though.

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

    • 3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Science

South East

April 2013

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