Business Technology Intern Review
at Discover Financial Services
Internship (1 Month+)
Information Technology
farnborough
Review Submitted: July 2021
Overall Rating
4.9 /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
4.8/5
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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.
General Software-Engineering of the business's systems.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Much more responsibility than I initially expected. We got to work with systems that the company uses on a day to day basis.
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 learned a lot about web development, UI design, DevOps systems and Java frameworks. In addition to this I learned a lot about agile ways of working.
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?
Plenty of support with aspects of the tech stack that were new to us and when working with complex systems.
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 has a very welcoming culture encouraging strong teamwork, diversity and growth.
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?
I was working with important systems with great people so it was a really enjoyable 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 Discover Financial Services
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Discover Financial Services to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Discover Financial Services
Be willing to work with a wide range of different tools and technology and focus on your soft skills as well as technical ones.
