IT Operations Placement Review
at Egress
Placement (10 Months+)
Information Technology
london
Review Submitted: July 2021
Overall Rating
4.2 /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
4/5
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Skills Development
3.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.8/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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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.
We have the morning to work on internal tickets raised by internal employees and then the afternoon would be used to work on our individual projects. 3 meetings are held in the week, Monday - meeting for what we have planned, Wednesday - what we have done so far, Friday - weekly roundup. Project work can rage to database management, improving the new user script and working on remote ways to deploy application to user pcs
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Egress puts a lot of faith and trust in their placement students. As an IT Operations placement student, we are giving a lot of responsibilities in things like creating new users, ensuring patches are up to date on pcs, disabling leaving users, ensuring updated versions of applications are installed
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?
I learnt how to write scripts in PowerShell, sql for database queries, created databases in Microsoft access, improve Microsoft 365 admin skills. Unfortunately, because the majority of the placement was working from home, I was unable to participate in hands on skills such as imaging new laptops.
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?
4/5
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?
As we were working from home, we received alot of support from HR and fellow team members.
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?
3/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Egress has an excellent company culture and they really make you feel like your role in the company is very valued. Unfortunately, as we were working remotely, it was difficult to experience the office culture. However we did have weekly Friday evening quizzes and games nights which I really enjoyed and used as an opportunity to connect with people in different departments. Everyone is really friendly and welcoming.
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?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Given the circumstances, I thoroughly enjoyed my placement and would definitely recommend it to fellow students. If your excel in your role, they may even offer you a role after your final year as the company is rapidly growing and is constantly on the look for emerging talent. Everyone from the CEO to HR to your fellow team members are very welcoming and do their best to make you feel valued
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Egress
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Egress to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Egress
Showcase that you are a quick learner, can adapt easily to different scenarios and exhibit an interest for emerging new technologies in the world of technology. Do some research on the company and the products they sell to show that you are engaged in the industry that they are in
