Software Developer Review

by Intel Corporation

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.8
  • The Culture
    2.5

    The Role

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

    • Really enjoyed it - challenging at times, especially when dealing with acquisitions, but this was all part and parcel of learning.

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

    • Full time employees really value both their full time employees and contractors. Sometimes, the relationship between contractors and myself did feel undervalued. Management did recognise this, and acted accordingly.

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

    • Both my manager and supervisor gave fantastic support and integration plans. They always are happy to answer questions.

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

    • Being customer facing, the majority of the work depends on whether we have customers (other employees) that require support. If no one has an issue with something that is IT supported, then work could be a little thin. During the busy times though, we were stretched to capacity, however coping was manageable.

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

    • I was given a lot of responsibility, including reporting on performance metrics for my department in EMEA to management and providing training in numerous different countries to newly acquired employees.

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

    • The skills I have learned here are mostly transferable and so I can apply them to my course. This includes time and people management skills - going back to university, I will be much more organised.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • An extremely driven and experienced workforce, but always up for a laugh. Open office structure and everyone's desk is always open

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

    • Dedicated management for the Intern community, with varying degrees of assistance where needed

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

    • They pretty much only hire back Interns, so 3 months training is worth it for them. Great hire back opportunity to start on a good Grad wage.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I personally prefer sub-corporate size companies, but if you want a Corp career this is a great place to start and you've got good chances if you were an Intern here

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • We have sports clubs, societies, and everyone has money so evenings/weekends are a good laugh

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

    • Swindon isn't the best place - go to Bristol, Oxford or Bath though and it's better (though equally as expensive!)

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

    • Not good - made better if you can get all 50 Interns out at once

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

    • There were sports club. So if you are interested then you can join.

    3/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

South West

May 2014

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