Software Developer Intern Review

by Softwire

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Rating

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

    The Role

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

    • Work was interesting and varied, and interesting work started pretty soon after starting the internship.

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

    • Good, took part in company 'morale' events and felt welcomed.

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

    • Guidance was great, plenty of support from various colleagues if required.

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

    • Had plenty to do during my time here.

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

    • Although an intern, was given tasks to do on the actual project being done at the time by the rest of the company, which was good.

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

    • Very useful, definitely an improvement in programming skills.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Very friendly office environment.

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

    • Company was used to having interns and the general set up was well organized.

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

    • No specific training, however development was achieved through continuous evaluation via code reviews.

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

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

    • Coming back next summer to work full time.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Social events were very common.

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

    • Not bad, much better than London.

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

    • Didn't get much experience of it whilst here, but it's meant to be pretty good?

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

    • As said, plenty of social events.

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

South West

August 2014

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