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American Express

Techical Summer Intern Review

at American Express

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

Burgess Hill

Review Submitted: August 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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - 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.
Working in a SCRUM team on an intern project creating an API (backend and front end). Supported by the wider team
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, as an intern team we had to create a project which will then be used in the wider team. We had to arrange meetings on our own, reach out to the wider team if we were stuck etc. It was great!
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Learnt many new programming languages and testing techinqiues. Also massively improved my confidnce with talking to industry level professionals.
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?
Weekly 1to1s with my manager, a slack channel to reach out to the wider team, the campus recruitment team were also there for any non-techincal questions! it was great
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?
Everyone was super supportive and willing to help and chat! it felt very welcoming and not scary at all
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
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?
10/10, it was a brilliant expirence!
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 American Express
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend American Express to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to American Express
Just be yourself! They value how personable you are so much
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