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BNP Paribas

Software Developer Intern Review

at BNP Paribas

Internship (1 Month+)

Computer Science

London

Review Submitted: August 2024

Overall Rating

4.5 /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
4.3/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
4.5/5 - Company Culture
4.5/5 - 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.
Morning stand-up where we’d outline our tasks for the day. Developing new features/raising Jiras to be implemented. Debugging by writing unit tests. Meetings to determine next steps.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes my first task involved working on existing code base which was eventually released to production. I was trusted to be able to deploy to different environments independently and that the code I implemented was fully tested.
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?
New technologies/frameworks learned e.g Spring Boot, Angular. New experience developing in Typescript. Gained confidence in presenting.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
3/5
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
4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
I had regular catch ups with another developer on the team who would offer me support if I was having any problems. Everyone on the team was happy to answer any questions I had
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?
Everyone was very nice and happy to help/answer questions.
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?
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?
Very much! I felt I learnt a lot especially about what I enjoy working on and I gained invaluable skills.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at BNP Paribas
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend BNP Paribas to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to BNP Paribas
Be confident in yourself and don’t worry if you don’t know much about finance as there are many opportunities to learn while you are here.
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