Financial Software Developer Intern Review

by Bloomberg

Best Student Employer

This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.

Rating

4.9/5
  • The Role
    5.0
  • The Company
    5.0
  • The Culture
    4.8

    The Role

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

    • A lot of responsibility and power to implement suggested projects. Expectancy to drive given project forward and make decision (with due consultation).

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

    • A was treated as an integral part of the team.

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

    • I knew exactly who to ask and was never made hesitant by their reaction.

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

    • A lot of work, a backlog of tasks even. Reasonable completeness pressure.

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

    • Rolled out my project to customer at the end of the internship.

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

    • Learning new skills, while on the job, a lot of experience exchange with other teams and departments.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Something is always going on, had to make wise decision to get involved in the most interesting activities and get the job done outstandingly.

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

    • A lot of guidance from team leader, HR and management. Many opportunities to provide feedback.

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

    • sports teams sponsored by the company (I do bouldering), internal and external events

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

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

    • continued working after the internship

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Had events organised for interns only, including social outings and various expo. Also got to take part in the company's volunteering by planting poppies in the Tower of London

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

    • London is not so cheap, but I live 20 minutes walking from work and have a lot of places to go in central and east London.

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

    • not only nightlife, but also morning life - went to MorningGloryVile, the morning rave. Was awesome to pump the jam before work.

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

    • sports team of many disciplines, bouldering for me. Volunteering activities (planting poppies in the Tower of London, #IceBucketChallenge) and a fantastic summer picnic

    5/5
    Report this review

Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Systems Engineering

London

September 2014

View More Reviews