Summer Intern Review
by Accenture
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
4.1
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The Company
3.6
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The Culture
4.0
- 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
I had varied work which kept things interesting and everyone made a really big effort to be friendly and make sure that I was getting on ok.
I was given tasks that showed they trusted the output of work I would produce. I was often included in meetings on key decisions and was made to feel valued when they asked to trial new ideas out on me.
My supervisor was incredible and really made a big difference to the whole internship experience. She made sure that I was getting a variety of work to experience being in different teams and that I was comfortable and happy with the tasks that I was doing.
Generally speaking very busy occassionally staying in the office an extra hour or so to get things finished. I was less busy in the first week or so as there was a limited amount of things I could do before I learned more about what was going on.
I was given a key role on a project and sometimes conducted meetings with the client myself.
I will benefit from developing my ability to work independently and under pressure to deadlines. Also the long working hours will be great preparation for putting in those hours in the library in third year!
The Company
Serious but also more fun when there weren't big deadlines or important meetings looming. Everyone was always really friendly.
Generally very good. The induction week in London was brilliant but they don't tell you which project you are working on untill a few days into the training which can make planning a nightmare!
Everyone went out of their way to help me get the most from the internship and give me advice. The training was excellent - workshops on presentating skills, Excel etc.
Subsidised Canteen
Company Parties/Events
Not offered a grad-position
The Culture
On out of town projects everyone stays in a hotel Mon-Thurs so the team generally eats together and may organise other activites e.g the cinema. Accenture organised about 3/4 intern events in London so all the interns can catch up.
London is very expensive obviously but Accenture pay expenses if you are on out of town projects for evening meals/hotel cost.
London has a lot to offer! Some of Accenture's out of town projects are in random locations where there is nothing to offer appart from the hotel you stay in!
Some weeks lots was planned and other weeks were quiter. Generally there were enough opportunities. Even if there wasn't anything planned you can organise your own events/activites with people from your project
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Management Consulting
November 2012
