Associate Review
by Grant Thornton
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
4.9
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The Company
5.0
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The Culture
5.0
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Really enjoyed it. All the various teams I worked in were all so friendly and supportive, both inside and outside of the work-place.
I feel I was given a lot of opportunity to prove myself early on and from there my colleagues valued me both as a useful colleague and as a friend.
Coming from a completely unrelated to field (biology) into accountancy, the guidance and support of my line, people and job managers was exceptional, allowing me to function where I couldn't, and flourish where I could.
A perfect balance, always someone in the office to do a task for, but down time in my department allowed me to experience other departments. This was a great learning experience. In other periods of down time I was encouraged to go through tutorials on the internal systems. These could be done in your own time and were well set out, so made a nice rest from the usual fracas, as well as being enjoyable.
Responsibility was given based on trust. I was, for all intents and purposes, at the very bottom rung. However, get in a managers good books and they were more than happy to give you more complex, important tasks because it cleared stuff off there to do list!
Such a variety of skills developed and knowledge gained.
The Company
Friendly, professional, but relaxed
Many events and training workshops set up specifically for new starters and interns, so I always knew what I was doing and slotted in seemlessly.
Even though I have still not committed my future here, they were still so keen to invest in me. I have spent roughly 1/4 of my time training, with the company happy to fund this and, where necessary, my travel and accomodation to such courses.
Flexi Time
Sports and Social Club
Subsidised/Company Gym
National Travel
International Travel
Company Parties/Events
Working from home
Healthcare from home
Healthcare/Dental
Very appealing, the sky's literally the limit within the firm. A growing firm and a massive network of roles that are attainable with effort and accountancy qualifications. Seem to value their employees so much and feel like they'd really invest in me.
The Culture
So many graduates and interns, always stuff to do.
Pretty good; easy links to london, not to expensive to go out, value for money accomodation very close to work.
Buzzing
Something on pretty much every week, with sports teams to join and other social stuff.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Accounting, Audit
South East
November 2015
