Finance Intern Review

by The Walt Disney Company

Best Student Employer

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Assisting the team with processes by running reports and completing ad-hoc requests.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Great improvements to my Excel knowledge; been given more responsibility; due to Covid been able to show adaptability by working from home; greater understanding of the finance that goes on within a corporation; developed teamwork and communication skills.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Yes I have been given lots of responsibility throughout my time at Disney. As the months went on I was given more work and complex tasks to complete and well as being trusted to work independently.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I received a huge amount of support from my manager and team. Everyone was so friendly and welcoming.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • I loved working at Disney. The company culture was fun and joyful and there was always a happy and enthusiastic atmosphere. Everyone was very friendly.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed my placement very much. It was a shame to not get to go into the office due to Covid, however, everyone was so welcoming over zoom and I felt like I got the same amount of support virtually as I would have in person.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at The Walt Disney Company
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend The Walt Disney Company to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to The Walt Disney Company
  • Be yourself. Know the company and the products and enjoy yourself.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Banking

London

May 2021


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