Summer Vacation scheme intern Review

by Deloitte

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.6
  • The Culture
    3.5

    The Role

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

    • I think it was an enjoyable experience as I feel I learnt a lot and would like to come back.

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

    • The team was very good and made you feel at home. Very supportive of any questions you would have.

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

    • Managers explained the tasks well and checked in with us constantly to ensure that we were finding it ok and provided further support if needed.

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

    • Depends on the week, but I almost always felt I had the right amoutn of work to do

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

    • It depends on the week, under certain teams I felt like a regular graduate, as I had alot of important work to do, sometimes I was just doing repititive tasks.

    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 think the skills gained would be primarily useful, when I come back to do a job for Deloitte. There were however accounting/audit informartion which could be used for my course enxt year.

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • The atmosphere was generally very friendly and supportive, not much more you can ask for really.

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

    • This was perfect in my view as I got to audit companies I wanted to work with and they made it really good for us by giving us placements as convenient as possible.

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

    • A lot would be the answer in one word! We were given a 4 day induction in a posh hotel, which kept us completely engaged and was useful in getting to know the others in our team. The socials were very well organized and fun as well!

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

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

    • Yep definitely I am keen on getting a job with Deloitte, the experience was really good.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Yes there was, we all had a great rapport which got built up in the induction week which we did. We got to know each other quite well!

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

    • I didn't live or socialise in the are of the office, so not too sure.

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

    • My office was in Crawley, so I didn't really try the nightlife here as it was a long way away from home.

    3/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • I always had my evenings reasonably free to meet friends and have dinner etc.

    4/5
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Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2012

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