Undergrad Software Engineer Review
at JLR
Placement (10 Months+)
Software Engineering
Manchester
Review Submitted: October 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!
4/5
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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
4.5/5
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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.
Standups in the mornings - usually several as I was working with several teams at once. Other agile ceremonies such as retros, ticket refinement, etc. Outside of scheduled meetings I was free to learn independently or shadow anyone that would have me.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I did work on a couple customer-facing tasks though most of the work I did that was used was ticket writing for software devs and user flows for devs and architects.
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?
Loads of new skills - brushed up on my languages as well as I personally leaned towards product owner skills which I had the freedom to explore as well.
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?
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?
Loads of support from everyone, not just my direct manager. Everyone is keen to help you out and tell you anything you want to know, show you anything you want to see, etc. However there's no hand-holding so if you need or want support you have to ask for it - which is good for your development I think.
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?
In Manchester office everyone is very friendly, the office is beautiful. I've heard the Gaydon location is a bit more capital-c Corporate but Manchester is very Mancunian, for lack of a better phrase.
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I enjoyed it very much. Lots of freedom and independence while always having support close by when I needed it.
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 JLR
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend JLR to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to JLR
Soft skills are very much needed as managers are paying attention to how well you're possibly going to mesh with the team, not just how good you are. Show off that you're a friendly team-player as well as your competence within your role.
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at JLR
- Placement (10 Months+)
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