Technical Industrial Placement Review

Item: Technical Industrial Placement at CGI
Rating: 4.7
Author: Anonymous

at CGI

Placement (10 Months+)

Computer Science

Leatherhead

Review Submitted: June 2023

Overall Rating

4.7 /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 - Overview of Role

4.3/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.8/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

I am a Developer in the space sector, which means I fix any bugs in the codebase or implement new features as told.
Day to day, I might have a stand-up meeting to report my progress/blockers to the rest of the team and then spend the rest of my working day progressing with my tasks, meeting with my colleagues for help with blockers or starting something new if I had finished.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

In the last few months of my placement, I've been solely in charge of the improvements to one of the tools on my project. I still have access to help when I need it, but I am trusted to ask for it when I need.

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've developed my C++ skills during my placement, as this is the language the tool I've been assigned to uses. I have also increased my python skills in regards to Machine Learning a lot during the Student Kickstart Initiative project, which will help me a lot in my final year of university.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

4/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

4/5

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?

I have been given a lot of support during my placement. On my first day I was given a buddy to help me get started and I was always paired up with a more senior member of the team to help me with my tasks when I needed it.

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?

The company culture is very friendly. There is the Sports and Social club where you can go to work events like the theatre, meals or do sports for free/extremely discounted where I've met a lot of people. There was also a lot of graduates and other placement students when I started so I felt more comfortable as I had other people of my age around me.