Software Engineering Intern Review
at Ghyston
Internship (1 Month+)
Software Engineering
Bristol
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
3.4 /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!
2/5
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Overview of Role
3.3/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
3/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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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.
I spend most of my time reading code and some of my time writing code. I take up tickets on a Jira board which detail either a feature to implement or a change or a bug to fix. I switch between different client projects every once in a while and must spend time learning the code base for a few days when I join a new project.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was allowed to work on real client projects and was also given quite a lot of freedom of choice in what tickets I wanted to work on.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
2/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes I've learnt to use some new languages and frameworks as well as how to write better quality code.
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?
3/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
2/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I received a lot of support. The first two weeks were focused on training and even once we were working on real projects there was always someone available ot ask for technical or non technical support.
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?
Ghyston has a big drinking culture.
Ghyston is very keen to keep all employees happy and keep morale high. There's beverage events in the kitchen throughout the week and a company budget for employees to spend on arranging social events. Everyone is very nice and supportive.
Ghyston is very keen to keep all employees happy and keep morale high. There's beverage events in the kitchen throughout the week and a company budget for employees to spend on arranging social events. Everyone is very nice and supportive.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
2/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I found many aspects enjoyable such as some social events and meeting many of the people in the company. It was also very enjoyable learning about the way projects are run and the different roles. Also the company is very open and dedicated a lot of time to explaining how each of the departments of the company work.
Often the coding is interesting but there are times you can't avoid less interesting work.
Often the coding is interesting but there are times you can't avoid less interesting work.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Ghyston
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Ghyston to a friend?
No
What advice would you give to others applying to Ghyston
It would depend on who was looking to apply.
