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
3.8
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The Company
4.2
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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
I am enjoying my internship as I have been able to learn a wide range of skills and develop my knowledge on what working at Grant Thornton included. It has been organised in a way that I have been able to learn different processes of the audit.
I feel valued by my colleagues as the work I have been given has been work that impacts the final audit report itself. I also feel like my colleagues want be to succeed and help answer and questions I have no matter how stupid they might sound .
I was given good support by my manager where I needed it, however I feel like I could have asked anybody for support and not exclusively my manager which was an even nicer feeling.
I found it easy to keep busy through the tasks I had been set, learning modules I had to complete, and if I had nothing else I could easily ask around the office to see if anybody needed any help.
I was given a good amount of responsibility that made me feel valued and slightly pressured so that I worked well in a way that I could learn easier. Having said this, my colleagues made it very easy to not feel pressured by answering my questions.
I believe the skills I developed will help not much with the content but the presenting skills and people skills I have developed will help a lot with coming coursework at university.
The Company
The office was very relaxed and friendly. It was easy to ask for help and to talk and get to know my colleagues.
The internship was very well organised, with a couple of away conferences in the first couple of weeks, followed by being booked on a couple of jobs. I felt busy always and I developed a good range of knowledge from the different jobs I had been given
The firm helped a lot with training and development, with the conferences booked for me at the start, the various modules they had set me to develop my understanding, and the constant ease of being able to ask for help.
Flexi Time
Sports and Social Club
National Travel
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Very.
The Culture
Yes, even among the others in the office. The whole team was young and so it was very easy to get along with everybody. In the conferences it was nice to be able to meet all the other interns and have a drink in the evening and talk about life as well as my company.
I didn't live in the area and the cost of socialising was average
Cambridge good
Yes, there are different events and societies created by the company to make you get involved in such as sports and evenings out where I could meet other people and enjoy myself.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting, Audit
East of England
July 2019
