Technology Intern Review
at M&G plc
Internship (1 Month+)
Information Technology
Edinburgh
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!
5/5
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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
4.8/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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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.
Working with the companies database, and writing SQL queries. Then using Power BI to display the data through a dashboard which will be used by the company to cut down a 2 hour daily task. Attending daily stand ups and weekly Retrospectives, Demos and Sprint planning. Attending dozens of meetings from speakers within the company.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Given access to database with client information. Scrum master role consisted of organising the team and liaising with managers/ other team members.
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?
Learnt to use Power BI, exposed to SQL. Used Confluence and Jira for team organisation and planning which had previously never heard of. Also took on the scrum master role.
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?
4/5
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?
Lots of support, manager were very willing to help and very supportive. Always had access to help. Everyone in the company was always wiling to put time aside for the interns- never felt like I was intruding or taking up too much time.
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?
Very good company culture, everyone was very friendly and supportive. Fell into place within the team right away.
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?
Really enjoyed, learnt a lot
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 M&G plc
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend M&G plc to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to M&G plc
Be open minded to projects you're given - good opportunity to learn something new and do something different to usual
