Software Engineer Intern Review
at Softwire
Internship (1 Month+)
Computer Science
Birmingham
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
4.1 /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
4/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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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.
We worked on a web project for a non-profit. On a day-to-day basis, this meant a daily standup just after starting work and programming and code reviews for the rest of the day with a lunch break between 1230 and 1330
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
We were responsible for giving a demo to the client as well as a couple to others in the company.
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?
I developed many skills, particularly in programming in a team environment and in general web development.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
There were always people to ask for help, particularly from our trainer and fellow interns.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Great. Everyone is extremely friendly and the office makes a huge effort to organise and fund socials that were frequent and enjoyable.
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?
3/5
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?
It was very rewarding, particularly as our work went to improving the operations of a charity and the atmosphere was so friendly and welcoming.
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 Softwire
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Softwire to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Softwire
Make the most of all the non-work opportunities, the people and events are the best bit.
