Consultant Review
at CGI
Placement (10 Months+)
Software Engineering
Bristol
Review Submitted: July 2024
Overall Rating
4.6 /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
4.3/5
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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
4/5
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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.
Assist our team for the Earth Observation Data Service for DEFRA. This involves me joining daily stand up calls, be given errors to investigate and subsequently fix or implement/improve tools for catching and investigating any issues.
I also have several training courses that I can choose to take a part of throughout my day.
I also have several training courses that I can choose to take a part of throughout my day.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
After some training, I was given responsibility of developing for our health probe to help catch any issues or bugs that happen quickly and efficiently and over my time here I have been allowed to make this probe my own. Plus I have been allowed to develop my own demos to possibly show to clients. I have been entrusted with access to important files and features for development.
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?
Developed skills in various coding languages such as Python, Bash, Java, JavaScript
Developed skills in tools for development: Virtual Machines, Git, Workspaces, Command Lines
Developed skills in tools for team management and planning: JIRA, Sharepoint, Slack, Confluence
Learnt many new packages and tools: Luigi, ARCSI, Jupyter Notebooks, Jasmin, Django
Developed skills in tools for development: Virtual Machines, Git, Workspaces, Command Lines
Developed skills in tools for team management and planning: JIRA, Sharepoint, Slack, Confluence
Learnt many new packages and tools: Luigi, ARCSI, Jupyter Notebooks, Jasmin, Django
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?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
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 plenty of opportunities for training due to their Early Careers scheme and plent of opportunites for self improvement through their video courses you can follow along with.
My team members were also more than available for any assistance I needed.
My team members were also more than available for any assistance I needed.
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?
The company have been very kind and willing to help. Of the various events the company have hosted I have always felt welcome and comfortable.
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?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I have enjoyed my placement thoroughly. The culture has been nice, the opportunities have been plentiful, the work has been satisfying. I would like to work here again after my last year.
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 CGI
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend CGI to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to CGI
If you are moving house for your employment, ensure you have easy access to the office as even if you want to mostly work from home it is good to go into the office every once in a while. Also take up as many opportunities as you can, they great for networking and for vaying up your day for day.
