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Software Engineer Intern Review

at Bloomberg

Internship (1 Month+)

Software Engineering

London

Review Submitted: August 2023

Overall Rating

5 /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 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Attend and participate in daily stand up meetings with team, work independently and collaboratively on intern project, participate in networking events for interns and company-wide events as well as affinity groups.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
yes, I had responsibility and independence to direct my project in a specific direction I wanted to, weighing out the pros and cons of each alternative.
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?
Continuous integration, programming (C# and TypeScript), collaborating
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?
There was always someone to reach out to for either technical, personal, or professional help. Everyone I have reached out to has been so willing to help me navigate.
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?
There was a very collaborative atmosphere in engineering. There's always conversations going on across teams where everyone participates and has a say in what their team works on and how they achieve their goals.
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 enjoyed it very much!
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 Bloomberg
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Bloomberg to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Bloomberg
Bloomberg is a great place to work and grow as a professional and person, with endless technically challenging problems to solve and lovely people to collaborate with as well as learn from.
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