Software Developer Review
at Ghyston
Internship (1 Month+)
Software Engineering
Bristol
Review Submitted: August 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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
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.
After training, this role consisted of working on a project within a team. The bulk of the work was picking up various tickets to complete some element of the project you are working on. Each day each team has a 'stand up' to discuss how everything is going and what is to be done. Working with external clients also meant numerous external meetings to discuss progress of the project with clients (weekly + feature demos).
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes - each ticket that I was given to do was my responsibility, but there was lots of guidance as and when needed to ensure a good result.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I had never done any web development before coming here, but Ghyston's training program was comprehensive, teaching us full stack development in their chosen stack, as well as equipping us to learn other technologies as and when appropriate.
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?
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?
Plenty - there was always people designated to help out, whether this be during the training or during the project, but more importantly, people in and around you in the office were always willing to help which was a hugely reassuring feeling, especially when taking on something new.
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 in the company was hugely friendly and kind, and the company held loads of morale events that were great fun and really made the people we were working with feel more like friends than co-workers.
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?
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?
I hugely enjoyed the internship - both the work and the culture at Ghyston was so fun to work with and being around, and the kind and friendly nature of the people really made it feel like home for the duration of the internship.
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 Ghyston
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Ghyston to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Ghyston
I wouldn't be put off by lack of experience - I came here with a small amount of Python knowledge, but I am leaving fully equipped to do full stack web development!
