Tax Associate Review

Really good placements over all, if you are looking for a role were you have real responsibilities then this certainly offers you that. Be prepared to work hard but the level of exposure you will get I return is very good and you will be pushed and test to progress throughout.

The team that I worked with was extremely friendly. I was the only intern in the team and was working with 5 other people from Deloitte. Everyone was very welcoming from day one as well as during the internship. The work that I did during my time was highly valued.

My manager was extremely supportive. Having no background knowledge of the project, he really helped me get up to speed with everything that had been taking place before I joined. Also, he was there to answer any questions that I had during my internship. Apart from that, I was assigned a Buddy which was a very useful informal point of contact,

The day was evenly spread out. There were times where I was under pressure to meet a deadline but at other times the work was fairly chilled out and relaxed. Went to socials with work people after work too!

I was thrown into the deep end from the 1st day. It was quite challenging at times but I enjoyed that challenge. As an Intern I am fairly satisfied with the amount of responsibility that I was given.

I feel like I am a far more employable individual now. The soft skills that I picked up during my internship will not only help me with my degree but also put me in a better position when I join back Deloitte as an analyst!

I came in at a time where a lot of change was going on in the company, so at time the atmosphere was quite tense and edgy. But generally the people in the office were a good laugh and it was quite a relaxed atmosphere, with jokes flying around.

Everything happened fairly smoothly. The correspondence with HR was fairly quick and efficient. There were loads of socials planned every week including the welcome dinner as well as leaving drinks. Everything was planned very efficiently with no short comings.

There was induction and IT training for the first 2 days, The Partners talk that was arranged was also very useful as there were a lot of points mentioned on personal development at Deloitte. Having talked to analysts, I found out that Deloitte takes the development of its employees very seriously and invests heavily on them,

We were told that the idea of the placement is like a stepping stone onto the graduate scheme. So if you do well and all goes to plan you will be given a conditional offer for the graduate scheme which is a great incentive to do well!

The placements and graduates often have nights out and we all get on quite well! The others are also socialable and a lot of people go out for drinks after work or for lunches together. As I said before, it is quite a relaxed and good working environment and I think this is reflected in the social side as many of the workers seem to get on well and go out together quite often!

I commuted from home so living was pretty cheap! But from the other placements who rented, it can be quite expensive but this is because it is central London. I think you could rent nearby for about £500 a month, which isn't that bad considering the location. London is full of things to do, bars, restaurants, clubs, shopping and anything you can thing of within minutes!

London night life is really amazing. There are many pubs and restaurants there in London. You will find everything you want there but its expensive.

There are loads of activities from football to yoga! I don't know all of the activities that go on but all you have to do is ask around and someone will know! There are also some sports clubs and you can get involved if you like.