Software engineer Review

by WTW

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Rating

3.4/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.5
  • The Culture
    2.1

    The Role

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

    • Enjoyable and challenging work in a helpful environment

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

    • Everybody was helpful and appeared to value the vork I was doing.

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

    • Support was given when asked for, but I was also left to work on my own when I didn't feel that I needed any support.

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

    • There was a god amount of interesting work to do most days, and I was allowed to schedule when and how I did the work, so long as it was finished by a set deadline and to a high standard.

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

    • I worked on one area of a project, just as a graduate level employee would, and was trusted to complete this work.

    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 learn a new programming language that will be useful at university and when applying for jobs.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Conversations in the office were interesting and occasionally punctuated the work.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Incredibly well organised, with just one or two details needing to be corrected in the first week of employment.

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

    • I was given all of the normal training that any other associate joining the company would be given, but no further training.

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

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

    • The internship has developed my interest in the area that the company operates in, meaning that I will be more likely to apply for a job with them when I leave university.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Reasonably so, although it was quite segregated by department.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • The cost of living in, or near the London area was higher than the allowance given to cover this.

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

    • I travelled home for the weekends, so I wasn't in the area for this.

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

    • There were a few activities, but interns were not always encouraged to take part and sometimes did not even receive the emails, despite being eligible.

    1/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2013

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