Transfer Pricing Summer Intern Review

by Grant Thornton

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.0
  • The Company
    4.1
  • The Culture
    3.9

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • It was a friendly and welcoming work place, with interesting work and great people.

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • Everyone welcomed me from the start, and became great friends with all my team within the first week.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • My colleagues were very helpful, I never felt intimidated asking for help and they were always on hand to answer any questions I have.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • My workload varied quite considerable, most of the time I was preoccupied and had work to do, sometimes I had too much and felt rushed and other times I had no work at all and was bored.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was put on client projects right away but was mainly doing fairly menial work such as filing and writing up meeting notes. Thats to be expected though because it makes sense for the most junior member of the team to do the time consuming work.

    4/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • I gained a few broad skills, and some specific ones which will help me if I get a job at the company. The communication and people skills I learnt will assist me in the last year of my degree.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • Everyone was very relaxed, and although hard work and productivity were obviously encouraged, there were few dranconian measures, feeling of competiton or fear of being sacked.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • They put a lot of effort into the internship scheme to make sure we enjoyed it and got the most out of it possible.

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • We did a 2 day presentation skill workship at Brandenham, as well as really involving me in client work from the beginning so I could learn by doing.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I would very much like to take the graduate job following the placement.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • During our time at Bradenham, I really got to know the other interns and the social scene is quite lively due to the large amount of young people in the office.

    5/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • London is always going to be expensive, so you've just got to accept it or really search around for the right places.

    3/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Nightlife in london is great (if a little expensive!)

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • GT have loads of opportunities to get involved with activites outside of work such as an inter office football tournament and a golf day.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

July 2012

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