Short Term Placement Engineer Review

by Imagination Technologies

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Rating

3.2/5
  • The Role
    4.5
  • The Company
    2.5
  • The Culture
    2.1

    The Role

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

    • I have been really enjoying the experience as the internship is very involved and drops you straight into actual project work. The work is certainly going to be enjoyable if you love programming.

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

    • My department made me feel valued and I was included in all relevant meetings about the project I was working on which made it really feel like part of a team. We also all ate lunch together and such.

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

    • I was given as much support and guidance as I needed and I could always go and ask if I needed anything further, in addition to this all of my colleagues were approachable if for some reason my supervisor wasn't available.

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

    • Usually busy enough to keep me occupied throughout the whole day, there is never a shortage of work to be done.

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

    • Given as much responsibility as any other employee by the looks of things, was able to push my own code into the source control software once I was trained so there really wasn't very much difference, I was able to work independently and choose from the available tasks as I saw fit.

    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 have learnt a great deal about how to code in a professional environment and it has given me invaluable knowledge of source control tools.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • The office was good fun and everyone was friendly.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Oftentimes I had to contact support as my computer accounts had not been set up properly but otherwise things went really well.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • I was given source control training and a lot of time went into ensuring that I understood the project that I was working on.

    2/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club
    1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I think that the company is a great place to work and I would definitely consider it in the future.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Everyone was friends but that was about as far as it went.

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

    • Travel was expensive from where I lived and there wasn't much socialising outside of the lunch breaks.

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

    • There wasn't any.

    1/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • Plenty of opportunities through the sports and social club

    5/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Systems Engineering

London

July 2015

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