Technology Placement Review
at Capital One
Placement (10 Months+)
Software Engineering
Nottingham
Review Submitted: June 2023
Overall Rating
4.9 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Participating in agile sprint ceremonies, contributing to team projects, fixing bugs, etc.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given more responsibility than I would have expected prior to starting my placement but it's appropriately scaled up as time goes on so you never feel overwhelmed with everything but still get to see what you're capable of
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have developed my existing Github and general programming practice skills and learnt a lot of new ones, from technical skills such as experience with both web coding languages (JavaScript, HTML, CSS) and iOS coding languages (Swift, Objective C) to soft skills such as working agilely and communication/teamwork
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
There's lots of training at the start which was very useful and a good mentor system so you always have someone in your team who you can ask questions/can guide you, plus all managers I've had have always been amazing
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
There's a really good atmosphere, it feels like a very accepting, supportive environment and everyone's really friendly and nice
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I've really enjoyed it, way more than university since you get to contribute towards things that actually go intro production and get industry experience. I honestly can't think of one thing that I'd have changed about the year, I think choosing to do a placement here was the best decision I've made throughout university.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Capital One
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Capital One to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Capital One
Try not to stress out too much over the coding interview since the interviewers want you to succeed and are on your side, the application process is quite long but definitely worth it
