Technical Intern I Review
at Cisco
Placement (10 Months+)
Software Engineering
Feltham
Review Submitted: July 2024
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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
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.
software developer working in either frontend or backend, depending on what work is required. Working mainly in 1 team but with the option to do work for others so across a few different codebases.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes I was. Starting out with small tasks but by the end I was treated as a regular developer on the team and involved in the conversation for important decisions and higher profile tasks.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I've worked a lot with AWS, javascript, and git during this placement but have developed skills across a lot of areas like React for frontend and docker, kubernetes, nginx for devops. There is a lot of collaboration involved with working in a team so I've also grown in my ability to present and plan with others.
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?
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?
For the first few months I had regular meetings with people to support me but soon after I was left to work independently. However I still had a lot of people I could ask for help and they were always willing to support me when I needed it.
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?
Everyone I met was so lovely, I don't think there is anyone I wouldn't want to stay in contact with afterwards. And the culture is definitely one of support and collaboration, from the very start I felt welcomed and always enjoyed working in the office around other people.
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 thoroughly enjoyed my internship. I found the work fulfilling and learnt a lot through it, the other developers I worked with were incredibly smart and always helpful, I was given a good amount of responsibility, the social aspect was amazing with everyone being so nice and there being a good number of events going on, and I felt very supported by my manager.
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 Cisco
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Cisco to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Cisco
My interviews definitely were geared more towards getting to know me and seeing if I was a good fit rather than seeing if I had all of the knowledge and skills required for the job. That doesn't mean you don't need any technical skills as there was a technical round, but even this was more of a conversation/introduction, just about programming principles and development.
