Technology Intern Review
at Virgin Media O2
Placement (10 Months+)
Data Analysis
Reading
Review Submitted: May 2023
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
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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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.
Various ad-hoc tasks to do with data analytics, reporting and automation. Includes using r for data analytics, automating tasks using excel including work with VBA. Work is mixed between the fixed and mobile networks of Virgin Media O2.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes - much of the work is related to key projects that are being done by the company such as the rollout of the full fibre rollout
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?
Learnt VBA and some SQL, hugely developed my existing r skills (had a very basic grasp from uni). Also developed my competency with Excel. Furthermore learning involved soft skills such as stakeholder management, time management and networking opportunities
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
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Had weekly 121 calls with my manager, as well as a weekly team call. I also had a 'buddy' who is someone on my team that I could come to with any questions that I didn't want to ask my manager, as well as a mentor who was in the wider organisation who I could come to with any questions about career development etc.
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?
Very positive work culture. Encouraged to avoid burnout, not overwork and take time off. There are 5 volunteering days per year and a lot of encouragement to take them. There is also a large emphasis on personal development, we are given up to 2 hours a week to do non work-related training. There is a platform available to do this with courses on many different topics
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
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 enjoyed the majority of the work I had to do and felt that it was a great learning opportunity
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
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
Take time to research the company and its current work to have interesting things to bring up at interview. Also consider what role you want in particular as it is a general technology placement - if you have something in mind then make sure that comes through in interview
