Intern Review

by Arm

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Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    5.0
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • Really enjoyable.

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

    • Great environment, interesting people that clearly enjoy their work.

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

    • Patient with some no doubt daft questions, and quickly helpful with any issues I have had.

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

    • As busy as my ability allows my rate of work to be!

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

    • This is a hard rating to provide - is 10/10 "perfectly matched my reasonable expectation" or is it "I was running the show!" like it says? Obviously I am not "running the show", I don't think that's even a good endorsement if an intern is honestly running the show...

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Learnt how to use some great (technical) tools that maybe I should have known before - but I do now, will certainly help me continually.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • I think "Fun Never Stopped!" is another misleading tag for '10/10', but I'm going to use the rating to say "the atmosphere is great, and hard to imagine it better". Full-time employees seem to be excited by what they're working on, which is surely anyone's aim.

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

    • Really slick, ID, email/PC login, desk etc. all sorted on first day.

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

    • I've only been here for 10 weeks over Summer, so due to time and nature of the work not sure how well this applies. Personal trainers (freely) available at (also free) gym though. Something I *should* have taken advantage of..

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

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

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

    • Again, rating doesn't seem to match the question - how "appealing" the "prospect" is has nothing to do with whether or not *they* (i.e. 'Got a Job With Them' rating tag) are interested! Answered for the former, I think it would be a great place to work.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Pretty good, it is what you make of it as anywhere. ARM offered some amount towards social activity if anyone wanted to organise something. (Admittedly, I'm not sure if that happened. The offer was there!)

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

    • Pretty good coming from London. Surprisingly difficult to find accommodation though considering the number of students out of Cambridge for Summer (not all colleges offer accommodation for all years by any means).

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

    • Pretty bad and small coming from London. Doesn't really bother me to much, but if that's your thing your disappointment will vary depending where you're coming from...

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Of course. There's literally "a world of opportunities". Daft question.

    5/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

East of England

September 2014

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