Software engineer Review
by Metaswitch Networks
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.8
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The Company
3.8
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The Culture
3.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Massively enjoyed the internship. This placement is certainly the most fun and most engaging job I have ever had. Would strongly recommend it to anyone who thinks they might be at all interested in programming.
Highly valued, everyone seemed interested in the progress of my project.
My manager was very good at giving support and guidance. I was sat next to him and felt comfortable asking questions but was also encouraged an appropriate amount to think of answers myself.
I always had plenty of work.
I wasn't entirely in charge of the direction of the project but this suited me as I was quite inexperienced when I joined.
I learnt a lot of programming which will clearly be useful for future careers. Metaswitch were very good at communications exercises too. I gave two assessed presentations over my time there.
The Company
Atmosphere was very relaxed and welcoming!
My internship was broadly well organised. Only thing I would say is my manager did not seem to know my current level of experience when I arrived (zero).
A lot! I already mentioned the assessed communications exercises and my manager helped me to learn a lot.
Flexi Time
Sports and Social Club
National Travel
Company Parties/Events
Massively! Have not yet applied but I certainly will.
The Culture
Not especially, there weren't very many of us there. I socialised much more with the regular staff.
Acceptable, living in a city is always expensive.
Pretty good.
Yes there were many things to keep me occupied.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Computer Systems Engineering
Scotland
August 2015
