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Software Engineering Intern Review

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Internship (1 Month+)

Software Engineering

Review Submitted: September 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!

4/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.8/5 - 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.
My role was to plan and develop a seperate software service for my team, as well as contributing to the daily agile work. This included joining daily meetings, sprint retrospectives, presenting the work, as well as working on my own project constantly.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, as I was responsible for building a service on my own, I was responsible for it's completion on my own. I had the help of my team, especially from my onboarding buddy, but the project was my own full responsibility.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I learnt new skills, as well as developed my existing skills. Both technical skills, which included programming languages, database management systems as well as deployment of a service, and soft skills such as communication, taking on responsibility and ownership of a product, time management and building discipline were skills I have learnt and developed.
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?
I received constant support from my manager, team and my onboarding buddy. They provided me with just enough guidance to be able to get things done smoothly, but still facing challenges on my own and learning things by myself.
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?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company culture was good, however most of my interactions were limited to my team. Working with my team was great, the atmosphere was very open and laid back, the company culture was pretty normal.
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?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I have enjoyed my internship a lot, though it was quite exhausting. I learnt a huge amount of new things, and developed my skills on a level which I would not be able to achieve if I were to try to learn things by myself. The internship was honestly very fun and a great experience.
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 Visa
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Visa to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Visa
While I don't have much to say about the rest of the application process, I would recommend people doing technical interviews to focus on communication and "the road" instead of "the destination". Communication is key and goes a long way.
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