Summer Vacation Student Review
by Deloitte
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
3.3
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The Company
3.3
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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
Great team and interesting work most of the time.
Team was small so integrated into the team quickly and felt valued.
Given a lot of support from an assigned buddy when I needed help but also a lot of autonomy and control over how to approach certain tasks.
Often didn't have particularly much to do.
Given a lot of responsibility in terms of client work and also free reign over managing my own workload.
Some useful knowledge of the investment industry but overall not particularly useful for my degree.
The Company
Small team but within a larger department and a huge firm so a lot of different people to meet and a fairly active social scene.
Lacked any real structure but I didn't find it a problem.
Training and development was fairly sparse aside from briefings given to complete tasks that included some background and context to the work I was doing - once again though wasn't a problem and I found I had the knowledge that I needed.
Great career prospects in a firm of Deloitte's size and scope - variety of divisions and offices across the world mean there are a huge range of career paths open at the firm.
The Culture
Decent social scene with events happening all the time.
Central London is quite expensive.
Good variety of pubs and bars in the area and easy access to the rest of Central London.
There was always something going on whether in the team, department or at the firm. As a partner to London 2012 there were a lot of events and activities going on involving the Olympics and Paralympics in particular.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Actuary, Financial Management
London
September 2012
