Communications specialist intern Review

Item: Communications specialist intern at Cisco
Rating: 4.5
Author: Anonymous

at Cisco

Internship (1 Month+)

PR and Communications

Feltham, Greater London

Review Submitted: September 2025

Overall Rating

4.5 /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

3.8/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

3/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

Supporting the international communications team and working on intern project with other interns in the US. Day-to-day could include sitting in on meetings, working on my project, networking with others, survey analysis, editing and proofreading etc.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes -- had a full project I had complete ownership of

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?

Networking, project management, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, critical thinking, creativity

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, I had a manager, a buddy and an intern programme manager who all made me feel very supported. Everyone across the team was also always happy to speak to me and help.