Intern Review

by Arm

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Rating

2.8/5
  • The Role
    3.2
  • The Company
    3.1
  • The Culture
    2.0

    The Role

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

    • Definitely very good.

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

    • I was working mostly independently so I didn't speak to many others.

    2/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • Manager was very helpful whenever I had an issue.

    3/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • Sometimes there was a lack of things to do due to IT issues but mostly I was busy

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

    • Not much responsibility, I was working on a project separate from everyone else.

    2/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Learned how to use OpenCL, which I will be using in a course this year.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Quiet, but not oppressively so. Towards the end of the day people would chat.

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • There were new starter events and things like that. It would have been nice to have been put on some more mailing lists by default.

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

    • They supported me in learning technologies I had not used before.

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

    • Flexi Time

    Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Subsidised/Company Gym
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I'm not sure, but they do hire interns as graduates apparently.

    3/5

    The Culture

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

    • 2/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Cambridge has crazy rent, but then I found a place on less than a week's notice.

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • I'm not a nightlife person so I can't really comment

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

    • Probably, I wasn't here long enough to really look at them

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

East of England

September 2014

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