Experience Design Intern Review
at Sage (UK) Ltd
Placement (10 Months+)
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Review Submitted: November 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
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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.
Designing the UX of new pages and features within the Sage Business Cloud product suite across UKI, EU and North America.
Designing In-Product messaging experiences for Sage customers.
Working with Content, Solution Designers and Product management, to ensure accessible and useful user experiences for users
Designing In-Product messaging experiences for Sage customers.
Working with Content, Solution Designers and Product management, to ensure accessible and useful user experiences for users
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I had the right amount of responsibility and freedom on the placement, but I could always seek assistance from my manager and colleagues if needed
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?
- Understanding of technical design software (such as Figma)
- Communication and Collaboration skills
- Independent working skills
- Working within design system requirements
- Design thinking and awareness
- Time management/project planning
- Presentation and Leadership skills
- Communication and Collaboration skills
- Independent working skills
- Working within design system requirements
- Design thinking and awareness
- Time management/project planning
- Presentation and Leadership skills
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?
I always had access to support and guidance whenever I needed, with regular reviews and 1-to-1s to discuss how things were going
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?
Really positive, my colleagues were great at making me feel welcomed and part of the team
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?
Thoroughly enjoyed my placement, it was great to work with such a positive team and I learnt a lot in my role
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 Sage (UK) Ltd
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Sage (UK) Ltd to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Sage (UK) Ltd
It was a really smooth process getting through the application and I was supporting with onboarding and inductions
