Audit Intern 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
4.5
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The Company
4.0
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The Culture
3.6
- 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
Enjoyed it immensely, apart from the presentation process which was quite stressful.
Very valued, was given the trust at an early stage to give them the best of my abilities.
Was always given advice when I asked for it and also got guidance where I didn't know I needed it.
Very busy
A lot of responsibility (which was mostly really good), perhaps a little too much. Was asked to take work home and do overtime, even though I was assured at the beginning this would not happen.
Learnt a lot of computer skills relevant to audit especially. Learnt a lot which will help me in the conclusion of my accounting degree next year also. I feel like I could step into working Grant Thornton again with ease if I joined them next year,
The Company
Very friendly and welcoming, everybody was super nice! A lot of collaboration.
Mostly well organised, except when I was told that time would materialise during the workday in which I could prepare my end of internship presentation (which I was to be assessed on) and it never materialised despite constant reminders that it would. Eventually had to use my spare time, which would've been fine had I been told I would have to do that from the beginning, in which case I would've started my prep a lot earlier and would've avoided the stress. I think part of which made it so good was how little formal organisation there was, as it felt like I was helping the team and contributing meaningful work due to the realism.
They placed a lot of trust in me and gave me a lot of on the job training and development.
Flexi Time
Company Parties/Events
Working from home
I don't know
The Culture
Yes there was, a couple of office lunches were put on whilst I was there. They also have annual Christmas and summer parties.
Ipswich is a very cheap to place to leave.
No idea
A few
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting, Audit
East of England
August 2016
