Analyst Review

I really enjoyed my internship. The work was very well varied and I got to see all the different aspects of what a job in Corporate Tax would involve. From start to finish people within the business were always looking for ways to facilitate the best experience possible for me and helping me to learn, and I look forward to joining as a graduate in 2017

I felt valued by colleagues and I felt that everyone within the business was very understanding and helpful. From first year analysts to partners everyone was happy to hear your opinions, and were keen for me to get properly involved. Also, people were happy to take time to properly explain things to me and develop my knowledge of Corporate Tax issues.

Regular meetings with the two "champions" was useful in answering all questions that I had during my internship. Also, the buddy scheme also gave me a contact to whom I could ask advice from on a day-to-day basis. Also, I felt that the champions and buddy did really care about making sure that my internship was the best experience it could be.

It fluctuated over the 6 weeks which is to be expected. Some weeks I was quite busy and had a lot of different pieces of work going on, and others were quieter, however, when I was quiet people were happy to find things for me to do. The best parts of the internship were when I was busy, as in 6 weeks you want to get stuck in to as much as possible to really see if this is something you want to do in the future.

I was given a fair amount of responsibility during the placement as I was allowed to go away and take ownership of many tasks. However, I felt that people were still happy for me to go back to them and get their advice and help. I think the right balance of responsibility and guidance was given, as too much responsibility on an internship could be quite daunting when you have only been at the business for a short period of time.

I think the skills developed will be beneficial. I learned to properly manage my time, prioritise those pieces of work that are most urgent, and how to best interact with clients. Moreover, some of the more specific skills in Corporate Tax will also help me in the future when I return for a job, such as using Onesource.

The atmosphere was pretty relaxed and fun, whilst still being professional. It wasn't at all confrontational which other people I know have described their office like. Everyone seemed to know each other very well in the office and many socialised together outside of work. The open-plan space helped give a more inclusive feel.

It was very well organised.

People were happy to take time out to help your development. Maybe some seminars would have been useful to help me develop some more and learn some more specific areas within Corporate Tax. The induction process involved some training, but not that much of it was overly useful, and it would have been useful to have been given more Corporate Tax specific training at the induction event.

I received a job offer. I will start as a graduate in 2017 and there is a clear career development path within the firm.

Yes, some Thursday we had socials with both fellow placement students and colleagues which help integration into the firm and allowed us to get to know the other people in the firm. We also had a couple of lunches with people from within the department which again helped to successfully integrate placement students within the firm.

I would say it was fairly average.

The nightlife was reasonably standard for a big town.

Yes, I participated in a touch rugby tournament with the firm, and there was also opportunity to play five a side football etc.