Technology Intern Review

Item: Technology Intern at Virgin Media O2
Rating: 4.6
Author: Anonymous

at Virgin Media O2

Placement (10 Months+)

Data Analysis

Reading

Review Submitted: October 2022

Overall Rating

4.6 /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 - Overview of Role

4.3/5 - Skills Development

4.5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

4.5/5 - 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.

Day-to-day, my role involves using data to provide visualisations and analyses within the Network Strategy and Engineering wider team. I have been involved in a variety of projects including looking at crowdsourced data (data from measurements taken by users' phones) and producing maps. A lot of the work is given directly by my manager but there have been times when I've worked with external teams.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I've been given responsibility of making visualisations to be presented to others

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?

I have learnt to use SQL to query databases and get the required data.
Learned about the limitations of real-world data and ways of dealing with missing or incomplete data.
Also massively developed my skills in R, learning how to create maps and different ways of producing graphs. In addition, I have learnt to apply better practices when coding.
Improved communication skills within a working environment.
Improved self-management.

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?

4/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

4/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

Plenty of support and guidance - have weekly one-to-one meetings with my manager as well as an intern buddy, and then regular meetings with a mentor as well. They have been great at encouraging me to get in touch if I have any questions or concerns. I also have had a variety of training sessions which have been helpful.

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?

4/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

Very positive and friendly atmosphere, people are more than happy to help out and be supportive if there are any issues. It is made sure that we maintain a healthy work/life balance and there is a strong emphasis on personal development.