Summer Application Development Intern Review

by J.P. Morgan

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.7
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • Was quite good. Quite challenging, but there was a slightly excessive amount of red tape to cut through on occasion.

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

    • Obviously the first couple of weeks were awkward, but people were soon asking for my help and input on things.

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

    • There were a lot of people I was told I could talk to. Everyone is pretty busy, but they'll generally try to make time for you if you ask

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

    • I was in an agile team so generally was a little lacking in work towards the end of a sprint, but not too bad a balance overall

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

    • I was one of 4 developers and treated just as any of the others, so any bugs in my code would be my responsibility to fix

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The on the job skills I developed I think will be very useful, but the training was generally quite hit and miss

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • My team was generally quite chatty and jokey

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

    • Generally well set up, though some people interning at the same time as me didn't have too much to do because their teams weren't really prepared for an intern

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

    • I could ask to do any training I thought looked interesting. My manager even put me on a half day test driven development training course after he noticed I didn't do unit tests very well

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

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

    • Pretty appealing. Definitely not a bad place to work

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • We were terrible at going out for group drinks, but no one ate lunch alone or anything.

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

    • I lived out in the suburbs, so not that high. There are a lot of bars near the office to choose from if that's your kinda thing.

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

    • Its the city centre, so pretty good. The main clubbing area isn't exactly where the office is, but is only about a 20 minute walk.

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

    • Company arranged opportunities? There were a few get together events, like a barbeque, but there weren't that many 'activities' per se.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Science

Scotland

September 2013

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