Software Engineer Review

Item: Software Engineer at Capital One
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Capital One

Internship (1 Month+)

Information Technology

Nottingham

Review Submitted: September 2022

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 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

Working on a project within an established team in the company. Also working on a separate project managed by graduates and worked on by them and the interns. There were also organised intern events and sessions (such as talks from senior people in the company).

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Lots of responsibility given for both projects. Had to organise and manage myself and work with others on projects meaningful to the company.

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?

Experienced a professional software development environment. Also developed skills such as communication, teamwork, time management, leadership, + much more.

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?

Lots of support and guidance was made available. We knew our many options for people to go to, and also were encouraged to ask questions.

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?

A very relaxed but hard-working company culture. They ensure there is a positive attitude to the work, and do not expect working ridiculous hours to achieve results (more of a be effective with your time attitude).