Engineer fast models Review

by Arm

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • At first it is always tough to get used to the tools and project management, but afterwards I got used to it and I became more fluent in overcoming the tasks given to me

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

    • I always felt like a member of the team and an equal even though my experience and input to the group cannot be compare to that of the other team members (at least at the beginning)

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

    • My manager has always supported me when I required and taught me what I need to know with patience

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

    • I have always been busy, sometimes it can be a bit stressful but the work environment is relaxed an informal, which helps a lot to ease the pressure. Also, you get used to it, its real life!

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

    • The team I was working for was in a crucial part of the project when I arrived and they gave me a lot of responsibility. Mainly with regards of testing and quality assurance.

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

    • It has taught me to better ensure that whatever I program has a better standard, how to communicate with other members of a team, how to manage a project, etc

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Very relaxed an informal, everyone is very nice to everyone. Those are the company's values!

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

    • Everything was well planned, I had enough resources available to complete my tasks, a comfortable environment and my work as part of the team was well defined

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

    • A lot of meetings for the interns to talk about specific topics. Many written resources on the web available (including talks, documents, papers, etc). Meetings are arranged every now and then to discuss topics over lunch and learn

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • ARM is a great company to work at. The companies resources are great and the work environment too. Also, the products and ARM'd position in the marked makes it a very appealing place to work

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • A lot of weekly meeting, a students committee for events...

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

    • Cambridge is expensive

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

    • ARM is in the out skits of Cambridge and thus there is not much of a night live around it. But Cambridge is a very popular place for tourism and thus benefits from having a good night life

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Lots of groups for football, basketball, etc

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Science

South East

August 2013

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