Support Engineer Review

by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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Rating

4.1/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    4.1

    The Role

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

    • The whole experience has been one of the best in my life.

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

    • Everybody is so friendly, other interns and HP employees. There is a nice atmosphere, jokes and laughter.

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

    • HP has a open door policy; if you have any questions you can ask anyone for help and you will receive it. You also have regular meetings with your manager and mentor to keep on top of work and progress.

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

    • Yes I had many different jobs to do from organising HP's contribution to a careers event to testing fixes for customers. As I am in product support work can come in quite suddenly due to any customer problems that arise.

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

    • Yes, lots of responsibility, straight away I was made to feel valued by the way my team trusted me with 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 have learnt so much about the general business world, I've become far more confident as a person and in my abilities, I've been able to apply what I've learnt in my degree to industry and have learnt many skills that I wouldn't have done at university.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • There is such a good relationship between employees and interns. The interns also have a great bond and socialise together outside of work.

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

    • Little vague when starting - was told there would be an induction day with other students and never received notice. Took about a month for someone supporting placement students to get in touch but now a much better support environment.

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

    • HP had a wealth of training that you can access at anytime, this includes training for your role but you are also encouraged to develop in areas you wish to progress in.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • HP have many graduate positions and are ever expanding.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes, interns have nights out together and HP organise a lot of socials for staff.

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

    • Bristol can be cheap and expensive depending where you live, housing nearer HP is cheaper. Bristol itself has an amazing student scene and therefore has many cheap nights out.

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

    • Bristol has amazing nightlife and has something for everyone, multiple student nights every day of the week!!

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

    • Lots of sports and other things to get into. Bristol is very varied and an amazing place to be.

    5/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Engineering, Business Management

South West

August 2014

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