Business Analyst Consultant Review

I have really enjoyed being down in London for my internship. It has been an interesting time as I have not had that much exposure to the other interns due to the nature of consulting. The work has been good and varied and the hours have not been too long which is always good. I would definitely recommend it.

I have had two roles during my placement so far and I have definitely felt more valued on the second than the first. On my current role I feel like a genuine employee and not just an intern doing odd jobs here and there. This was not necessarily the case for the entire of my first role but at the start it felt as though I was just helping out.

My managers have been really helpful and have often taken the time to discuss career aspirations. This is a really important conversation to have whilst I am here as it will have a big part to play in what I decide to do in the future. I have had a range of managers and supervisors during my time here but they have all been very welcoming.

On my first project this varied a lot and there were often days where I would be watching the clock. On my second project now that I feel like a have a genuine valued role I am very busy but the hours are still good. This means that the days go quickly and it is a lot more enjoyable. I would never say that I have been overworked during my time here as an intern.

This is similar to the above answer, I feel like I have a lot of responsibility on my second role and I could really tell this when I went away on holiday and had to organise cover to make sure that the work I did was not missed. On my first role I was given a lot of responsibility to go away and own my own piece of work and try and solve some problems myself which I enjoyed.

I think that the main skills that I have developed are confidence and the skills are working within a team outside of sport and a university group task. I also developed my excel skills whilst in the first week of training which have proved useful over the year and I am sure will prove useful for the rest of my career. Responding to emails in the correct manner will be another skills that I have developed during my time here.

The atmosphere was quite good but it was generally quite quiet in the day. We had some good team socials which really helped to bring the team together but it is not as you would expect on some tv shows like my friend asked. I think this may be because I tended to be working with individuals that didnt have too similar tastes to myself.

I believe it was very well organised at the start and I went straight into a role after a weeks training as did the rest of the interns. I am now coming to the end of a role and I am struggling to find another role due to only having 2 months left but I believe this is more a risk of the type of work than the overall organisation of the internship.

There was a weeks training at the start which had some useful sections such as excel training and then a team task that gave us a brief introduction to what consulting can be like. During the rest of the 12 months I have not had any additional training other than some online training that I have sought out myself. Although I should say that the free online training available was of a great quality.

The future employment prospects are very appealing. One of the main appeals is that if there is a job offer there at the end of the year then I wont have to do any applications for graduate roles. It is also appealing to know that I will already have a small network to come back to which is very important in the world of consulting.

At the beginning of the placement this was definitely the case but as people got more settled drinks and events began to slow down. Compared to my friend at Deloitte he has a lot more organised socials within his alignment and also with the other interns whereas we have only had one really which was the christmas party. I believe quarterly events would be good.

Very high. It was very hard to live and have fun on the internship salary. If i did not take out the student loan for my year in industry I would have really struggled and would have had to miss out on a lot of opportunities.I think the main problem was the cost of rent which became more than half of my salary after rent which is just not sustainable.

There was a good night life in the area (London) and there was a lot to choose from. It really helped that I had a network of friends from University doing internships for various companies in the same city. I think I would have found it hard if I was on my own especially due to the small number of organised socials with other interns.

This relates similarly to the above and because I was living in london there was lots of opportunities. Being a sport individual it was great to get involved in football, both with a team from work and then also friends where individuals got sign up and turn up and play. I also managed to get involved in a tag rugby team with a group of friends which was great fun.