Network Engineer Intern Review

by Verizon

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Rating

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

    The Role

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

    • To finish my studies, I had to write a thesis which talks about telecomunications. It was my best experience until now, I could acquire news knowledge in my technical domain

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

    • Thanks to Verizon, I really appreciated to work with employees very qualified. They answered of all my questions concerning my thesis.

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

    • My manager gives me a couple of projetcs. I was in charge of complete and set up solutions for customer.

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

    • Many projects had to completed in time, so we were busy every day.

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

    • A student could have all rights to manage network equipment so, I was limited to be in charge of leading differents projetcs,

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

    • I could acquire news knowledge in SDH, WDM, Security Loop, Backbone management, I could also improve my english, I have been graduated on September 2014 (Master degree 2 in Network and IT Management)

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Atmosphere was very great, very funny..

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

    • Vince Curran is the leader of all interns at Verizon in Europe. He is in charge of present the company and makes sure that students work correctly and theirs projects normally progress.

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

    • A lot of trainings are available from the web portal, so it was possible to learn many many things in differents domains.

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

    • Flexi Time

    International Travel

    Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • A portal is available and you can see all jobs opened in the organizations. If there is an opportunity in the future I will apply for it.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

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

    • Luxembourg is a very good place to work but rent of appartment are very expensive.

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

    • After work, atmosphere in Luxembourg was very nice

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

    • Sure..

    5/5
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International

October 2014

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