Software Developer Review
by Nomura
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.8
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The Company
4.4
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The Culture
3.1
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Much harder than university but time seems to fly.
From day one I was involved in actual real software issues. After two weeks I was able to police my own working hours.
Had one member of the team with me for most of the time throughout the first few weeks
Come in at your start time, leave at your finish time. - unless there was a major issue that needed fixed. Very understanding of appointments etc.
Developed my own application for my and other teams to use. First line support.
Showed me how to program correctly and introduced me to many new libarys.
The Company
Most of the time its just get on with the job - not much team work unless help is needed.
receiving job descriptions seem to take forever however prior to that and after that was extremly efficient and fast
They recruit 90% of interns
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Above 25 days holiday
Working from home
They recruit 90% of interns and have a 2 year grad scheme
The Culture
Everyone was really nice but noone really stepped forward as the "social sec"
Its london - expensive!
No idea but its london so presumbly good
Nomura are very big on charity so plenty of charity events - almost weekly.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Computer Systems Engineering
London
August 2014
