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It is a fantastic opportunity to explore the inner workings of a large corporation and learn the true challenges of the job, though due to the size of the company, change may not be as fast as that of a start up! But things are moving forward and NO DRESSCODE!

I really liked my team members. They were fantastic and very supportive, especially my manager, who took on board some of the things I suggested and implemented them. They have answered my questions and taught me many new debugging techniques.

She was very attentive and did her best with the little time we had! My manager set challenging tasks for me, but she also listened to any suggestions I might have had.

It is less mental then University, at least for me. You can focus solely on the tasks you need to complete. There are also a lot of events for interns, so you get regular breaks. I worked 9-5 exactly and never felt overwhelmed by the tasks. I worked in a semi-agile team and any tasks I could not complete for any reason were taken on by my other colleagues.

Well, my code is already in production. This makes me quite proud. I was invited to participate in all the meetings and daily stand-ups. I suppose I was treated as they would any new (not-so-very-experienced) team member. I had to plan out my project, it`s implementation and set goals . I was also a participant in the retrospectives and planning poker that my colleagues used to make decisions and delegate tasks.

The skills I gained would be invaluable, especially learning hoe to debug a large application with multiple dependencies. I also learned a lot about JavaScript development and working with Maven.

Very open and friendly atmosphere. Free coffee too! Generally everyone is easily approachable and supportive. I have been invited to many social events that my colleagues. Also a ton of banter!

Pretty much all the events were well organised, with the exception of the hackathon, as there were not a lot of experts available for us to ask questions and a lot of the instructions were unclear. Also accessing the required tools was not always possible, so my team had 1 computer for 5 people.

There is a great deal of support for personal and career development. There are seminars, networking events, socials, trainings, etc . available for us to find the best things in the company. There is also a great deal of flexibility and if you do not like your current position, it could easily be changed. You may be in a project that you do not like, but you can be changed to something you like better. They do their best to accommodate people.

I am very interested in coming back in the company as a graduate and working here for the foreseeable future! I was concerned that since it is a bank, I would have to wear business clothes all the time, but it turns out that in our office the dress code is quite relaxed and I was quite happy in my jeans and sneakers. Had there been a business dress code I would not have wanted to go back, but now it is great.

There are a lot of interns and we also get connected to graduates. We not only had events organised for all of us, but we also were invited to go to a women in technology events, which help women especially to cope with a predominantly male environment. I made new friends and acquaintances and truly felt as part of the team. There is a lot of opportunity to network with senior management as well.

Glasgow is a relatively cheap city. I was already living here so there were no additional expenses associated with my living.

Glasgow has plenty of pubs, clubs and restaurants. Also my fellow interns and I went to see "Rocky Horros" in Kings theatre and it was lovely. Also Edinburgh is not too far and the fringe is awesome to visit.

We had a lot of events organized as well as organising ourselves to do the colour run. We were invited to contribute to society by helping in a community garden, which was a lot of fun! I feel proud of the plants I planted and hope that they will survive. I will go back to the charity after my internship is finished to see if I can help out!