Summer Intern Review

by Metaswitch Networks

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.8
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    3.6

    The Role

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

    • I enjoyed it very much. I went in with no coding experience whatsoever, and after a brief introductory period I was thrown into real tasks and was constantly both challenged and educated.

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

    • Extremely; despite my lack of experience I became the resident expert in two vital testing tools as well as the tool I was building over the internship - towards the end of my time I was consistently being asked for help with all three.

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

    • To the greatest extent possible! Metaswitch have an excellent management and mentorship system in place, and I was very happy with the support and guidance.

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

    • Very. I always knew my full working schedule at least a week in advance.

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

    • Virtually none to begin with, understandably due to my lack of experience, but as I became more familiar with the technologies and roles of the team I was entrusted with designing a vital test tool and, as above, became the most knowledgeable with some of the tools we already used.

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

    • Not at all in my degree - it is completely unrelated - but it has inspired me to look at this field for future work.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • A little too serious for my liking, but with very generous and flexible hours so the culture seemed to be that if you wanted to take a small break and blow off some steam you would just go somewhere else!

    2/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Extremely - very well defined tasks both short and long term.

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

    • An enormous amount; they spent 3 weeks training me to program in the first place before moving on to any real tasks.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events
    3/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Very - I hope to receive a job offer!

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • yes, very much - more than half of the group lived together, which facilitated this.

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

    • Minimal; company rent was generously subsidised for Edinburgh in the summer and we stayed in the student area, so general cost of living was not bad at all.;

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

    • Excellent - 10 minutes from Edinburgh city centre.

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

    • Not really through the company directly, but we were made aware of the huge possibilities Edinburgh has to offer.

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Information Technology

Scotland

September 2014

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