Data and Transmission Design Engineer Intern Review
at Virgin Media O2
Placement (10 Months+)
Computer Systems Engineering
reading
Review Submitted: April 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
4.8/5
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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.
Provide designs for Transmission, Fibre and IP requirements.
Produce Bill of Materials/Kit Lists to ensure that the correct equipment is purchased.
Create high level design and costs for Virgin Media Business and internal customers (Compact Design Plan).
Produce Bill of Materials/Kit Lists to ensure that the correct equipment is purchased.
Create high level design and costs for Virgin Media Business and internal customers (Compact Design Plan).
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was treated like any other full time design engineers in my team which was a perfect opportunity to learn lots and a taster of what its like working as a design engineer.
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 have learnt how to use Microsoft Visio and had a better understanding in Excel. Project and Time management, how to work efficiently as a team and the importance of work life balance
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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 have received a lot of support and guidance, my manager has daily catch up calls with me and check in and make sure I have enough to do but not too much, I enjoy having just daily chats with my manager even if it's not work related. I have bimonthly catch ups with my mentor as well and she makes sure I can contact her whenever I come across any problems
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?
I love how I can be myself and everyone I have come across or worked with are friendly and always happy to help out. Even though I have done majority of my placement working from home, I have made friends and enjoyed my time in the company
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?
I have really enjoyed my placement as it has given me a lot of opportunities on exploring different teams as well as assisting in volunteering projects which I am passionate about.
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 Virgin Media O2
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Virgin Media O2 to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Virgin Media O2
Be yourself, and I know how nervous it is applying for jobs, one tip I got from my manager which i loved a lot is saying something wrong is better than saying nothing in an interview
