Software Engineering Intern Review
at Capital One
Internship (1 Month+)
Software Engineering
Nottingham
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
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
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Overview of Role
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.
My role was a Web Developer. On a day to day basis I led stand ups, picked up Jira Tickets, Reviewed PRs and programmed.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes there was a lot of responsibility given to us from day one as our projects were going into production and was going to be used by real customers
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?
I learnt React, Typescript, Playwright, Cypress, Mocking and Agile Development
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?
The support structure is very good, where they pair interns and associates with mentors and buddies to help ease us into the ways of working as well as have someone to go to when facing any blockers.
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 atmosphere was very relaxed and professional. It was a nice space to work and learn and everyone was so happy to help
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 enjoyed my internship a lot. It was a great and memorable 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 Capital One
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Capital One to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Capital One
Prepare your technical skills for the interviews but don’t worry too much about your technical level before joining. The environment is very supportive and everyone wants you to grow.
