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Value Delivery - Intern Review

at Shell

Internship (1 Month+)

Data Analysis

London

Review Submitted: August 2021

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 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
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.
Running a daily stand-up with the team of developers to make sure everything is on track. After that meeting I would strive to solve any roadblocks the developers were facing to make development as efficient as possible.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was in responsible for an important business intelligence project and was overseeing 3 developers. It was my job to keep the medium term plan up to date and to run the sprint planning sessions where we decided our weekly development priorities.
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?
Learned about the agile project management methodology and had a lot of experience to put this into practice. I now understand the corporate structure of a large company and know how to best find the stakeholder I need for my project.
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?
My supervisor and I had 3, 1 hour, one to one sessions booked in every week for my development. He was also available to me whenever I needed him. Everyone was very approachable if I reached out to contact them both in my team and outwith.
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?
Very friendly and approachable.
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?
My team was full of lovely people who were able to pick me up on the mistakes I made whilst managing to communicate this in a positive development spirit.
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 Shell
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Shell to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Shell
Make sure to reach out to as many people as you can when you work there. Hopefully next year will be in the office and you are able to meet people in person.
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