Audit Summer Intern Review

by Grant Thornton

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Rating

4.7/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.8
  • The Culture
    4.5

    The Role

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

    • Tasks were varied, challenging and engaging. The internship was well organised and everyone was really friendly.

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

    • Everyone was friendly and always made time to answer my questions and explain things to me (even when they were busy). I was invited to the weekly commercial meeting as well as to their training days and after work drinks.

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

    • Because of the nature of the role I was out of the office working on client sites most of the time so didn't have a lot of contact with my manager. However he would always answer my questions promptly by email and telphone. I was also encouraged to set objectives and get feedback from my colleagues for each of the clients I was working on. My manager then arranged a meeting mid-way through to discuss how I was performing against these objectives and the feedback my colleagues had given me.

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

    • The in-charge accountant for each job always made a big effort to find work which I could do. I found the best approach was to always ask for work and then ask questions if you didn't understand. This is because everyone I worked with from first year trainees to partners always made time to explain things to me.

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

    • After the work was set I was left to get on with by myself and was sometimes left by myself with the client.

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

    • Attended a presentation skills course at Bradenham Manor (Grant Thornton's national training centre), which was excellent. But also teamwork and I feel I'll be a lot better organised for my final year at university and won't always leave assignments to last minute any more.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • Open plan offices, plenty going on (Dress down days, nearly always cake in the kitchen!). However, I was only in the office a few days because my role involves me working from client offices.

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

    • National induction day at the start to meet other interns from your region. Was given everything I needed to do my job and really contribute to the team (i.e. laptop, email account, security pass). Was working on a different client every week and also had the opportunity to work in different departments.

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

    • Two day course at Bradenham, plently of training available on the intranet and everyone was always willing to answer my questions.

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

    • National Travel

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

    • Got offered a graduate position on my penultimate day and signed my contract straight away.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was only one other intern in the office and we were always working on different jobs. More difficult because I don't live in Bristol. However, I had a great time time at Bradenham where meeting all of the other interns was definitely a highlight.

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I lived at home and trainfares in the Southwest are reasonable. I payed £6.65 for a day return from my hometown to Bristol and if it cost me more to get to a client site I could claim this back.

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

    • Bristol is awesome (possibly one of the best cities in the UK).

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

    • There was some stuff going on, but because I lived at home I was quite busy already.

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

South West

August 2012

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