BT intern Review
at Discover Financial Services
Internship (1 Month+)
Information Technology
farnborough
Review Submitted: September 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!
4/5
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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.
Software engineering. Developing/maintaining Discover applications. Agile daily standups, communicating with team mates & product owner.
Coding in JS/Java
Coding in JS/Java
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
A decent amount for an intern. As it was for internal application, we had review privilege for develop.
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?
GraphQL, React, Spring boot
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?
A lot. A previous intern as a mentor, as well as a performance manager.
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?
One of the best I've seen. Everyone is super friendly and mostly willing to help. Not stressful at all but does focus on getting things done.
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?
Very enjoyable.
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
It's not a difficult application in comparison, but do brush up on leetcode etc.
