Technology Summer Intern Review
at American Express
Internship (1 Month+)
Computer Systems Engineering, Computer Science
Burgess Hill
Review Submitted: August 2022
Overall Rating
4.1 /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
4/5
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Skills Development
3/5
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Support and Guidance
4.3/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
Our day always began with a short standup meeting where we were being assigned task for the day and talked about our team progress. The rest of the day was flexible with time spending on working on a task towards our team project, writing a code and participating in the meetings.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
We were given quite a lot of responsibility in working on our project independent from other engineers.
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?
Yes, I feel like a developed a lot my technical skills like learning new programming languages, environments or tools. I also learnt more about how the team work in an agile scheme and I developed my soft skills like communication or teamwork.
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?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
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 received a lot of support from seniors engineers in our team, they were always happy to help. We also were assigned to buddy groups with graduates who were super friendly and willing to answer any questions. However, I was lacking a bit of guidance from line manager on how exactly our project should look like and what we should do.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
2/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The atmosphere was very good and friendly, company was organising a lot of social and additional meetings where we could meet a lot of other employees and interns. There is a wide availability of networks inside the company as well as many charity activities.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I very enjoyed my internship, I learned a lot during that time and feel a lot of more confident with the knowledge I have now. I was part of a very good team and I feel that this was a great opportunity to boost my career.
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 American Express
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend American Express to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to American Express
Do not stress before interview and day one. Remember to revisit the test you done before the technical interview. During the internship, do not worry if you know less than other interns but just keeping working at your own pace and try to learn as much as you can.
