Software Engineer Intern Review
at Cisco
Internship (1 Month+)
Software Engineering
Harpenden
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
4.8 /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
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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 have been given a fairly large software project to work on. This involves daily standup meetings, designing/planning the structure and functionality of the tool, and creating/writing the code for the tool
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, much of the design and all of the code has been left to me to create. While this is obviously still reviewed by other team members I have been able to create it my way and without micro management
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?
This has greatly increased my programming skills as well as taught me new things about how software is developed in a real working environment
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?
A lot. I have a dedicated mentor to guide me and to ask questions as well as a whole team who understand my project and can help with various technicalities I would not have under without them
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 and atmosphere is brilliant and very friendly. Everyone is nice and making friends has been extremely easy. It is a very chilled work environment with no unnecessary pressure
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I have enjoyed my internship immensely. I have learned a lot, gained valuable skills and made great friends.
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 Cisco
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Cisco to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cisco
Other than being a friendly person and having desirable skills there is not much else to know as Cisco don't have a drawn out and tedious hiring process for interns. I simply submitted my CV and had a few interviews (within the same hour). No secret knowledge required!
