Undergraduate Software Engineer Review

by Siemens

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Rating

3/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    2.7
  • The Culture
    2.3

    The Role

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

    • I felt I was given an appropriate amount of responsibility and met with appropriately difficult challanges. However I would've perhaps liked more room for creativity.

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

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

    • My supervisor was very helpful and I was assigned a 'buddy' who was a previous undergraduate, he helped me with all sorts of problems but also took a step back after I'd been properly initialised

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

    • Generally I was busy most of the day. I was assigned project after project on my placement so I almost always had work to do and whilst I had deadlines to meet I felt they were reasonable deadlines and that I wasn't being overworked.

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

    • I felt I was given an appropriate amount of responsibility in that I was given little when I started the placement but that gradually and appropriately increased.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I feel that my final year at uni will now be a lot easier and that I will be able to achieve I higher grade now because of the placement

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere in the office was friendly but rather dull. Throw a paper airplane for once guys!

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The transition in to the placement from uni flowed quite well, I was able to arrange a lift in to work for the first month of the placement and all of the equipment I needed for my Job was ready for me.

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

    • I felt I was given appropriate time and resources to learn more about, and become familiar with the technologies required. Although the area wasn't always of interest to myself.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Whilst the companys graduate scheme is appealing I intend to move abbroad after grauduating so I won't be coming been.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • There were 3 other undergraduates who I lunched with every so often.

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

    • I commuted from a residence next to the university campus so it was like being a student.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • I commuted from a residence next to the university campus so it was like being a student. The nightlife in the area of the office was non-existant.

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

    • There were frequent email invitations to events, the majority of which were fundrasing events for charity.

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

East Midlands

June 2013

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