Technology Placement Intern Review
at Nomura
Placement (10 Months+)
Software Engineering, UX/UI Design, Front-end Development, Computer Science
London
Review Submitted: June 2023
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.
Developing software, attending scrum calls, working remote as well as in-office, demonstrating my work and receiving feedback, having peer programming sessions
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Since I was the only member of my team with experience in React, I led the development of the new microfrontends developed for our team's UI. Additionally, I occasionally supervised the tasks of other team members new to the frontend. I also performed important backend tasks under the supervision of our technical lead.
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?
Have learnt a lot of devops and server related skills, and how software dev is carried out in a professional setting. Additionally have improved by existing frontend and backend development skills.
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?
4/5
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?
The HR graduate recruitment team was always able to respond immediately to any queries and my team members and manager were very open with each other, leading to a very supportive environment.
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?
There's a strong business/corporate culture, and people are expected to dress in a formal manner. However, people are still relaxed and open with each other, and working hours and days in-office are flexible. There's also a strong emphasis on having a good work-life balance.
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 enjoyed the placement very much, and believe there are few other companies where I would've had as good a time working. The days flew by and I'm hoping for a return offer.
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 Nomura
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Nomura to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Nomura
Think about what exactly you want to do, but be willing to try out different teams, as there's a lot of intersection between work, and you may enjoying working somewhere you initially thought may not be as much fun.
