Intern Software Engineer Review

by Metaswitch Networks

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Rating

3.5/5
  • The Role
    3.9
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    2.9

    The Role

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

    • Work was usually quite interesting, nice office atmosphere

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

    • Was actually doing important jobs and was trusted to see them through to completion myself

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

    • Weekly status meetings, but could just turn around and ask my manager any questions I had at any point during the day

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

    • We had a list of tasks that needed to be done, and did one of them each at a time, so never had too much to do, and when finished just moved onto the next one

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

    • Responsible for actually writing and testing parts of the product that were then sold

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

    • Reasonably specialised networking management knowledge won't be too helpful with a maths degree...

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • Quite a lot of jokes and fun chat throughout the day

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

    • Received emails most days for the first few weeks checking that everything was as it should be, heard about most details of arrival a month or so in advance

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

    • Could basically ask my team about anything, but not too much specific training given

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    Financial Bonus
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • If I fancy doing software engineering then this company is definitely high up on the list of ones to consider

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Only had two other interns in this office, so not much, but they were both very friendly!

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Living was heavily subsidised by the company, but the area is very touristy, so quite expensive to go out for dinner/drinks

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

    • It's a student town, so pretty great (I'd imagine)

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

    • Played badminton weekly, but not too much

    3/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

East of England

August 2014

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