Technology Engineer Industrial Placement Review
by Nomura
Rating
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Skills
5.0
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Responsibilities
5.0
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Support & Guidance
5.0
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Culture
5.0
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Your Impressions
5.0
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Nomura
- 7. Would you recommend Nomura to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Nomura
Overview
On a day-to-day, I engage in Scrum meetings as per Agile SDLC, prepare myself for any work that I need to do, and start working. I will plan any development that I need to do, and reach out to any colleagues that I need to cooperate with on any particular development tasks. I typically have at least 2 meetings a day just for technical conversations, and the rest of the day is for me to work on software-engineering-related tasks.
Skills
I have learnt many new skills, including JavaScript and ReactJS. I鈥檝e also developed my knowledge of SQL and Java during my placement, which will be very helpful going back to University to finish my degree. I have also developed on my soft skills, including public speaking, organisation and productivity. These will be very transferrable as I continue to University, and further in my career. The Java, SQL, JavaScript and ReactJS were developed a lot during this placement in particular.
Responsibilities
I was given quite a bit of responsibility. I worked on the modernisation of my team鈥檚 application. This is going to be used throughout the company even while I am gone, which is very rewarding, knowing that work I have done will have a lasting impact. Moreover, I got to work in different parts of my team, to further understand the entire system, and how everything intertwines, which I really enjoyed. Working on different parts of the same project was very rewarding.
Support & Guidance
I got a lot of support from HR and from members of my team. When I needed help, I would know who to go to.
Culture
The culture was rich, and there are people from all over the world, so culture was very integrated into the work life. I got to meet and work with people from all over the world.
Your Impressions
I really enjoyed my placement! I had a great year.
Yes
Go in with an open mind. Be prepared to be challenged, but don鈥檛 take that negatively. It will all work out positively, and they value your growth!
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Software Engineering
London
June 2025
