Summer Vacation Placement Review

by Deloitte

Best Student Employer

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Rating

3.6/5
  • The Role
    3.5
  • The Company
    3.7
  • The Culture
    3.8

    The Role

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

    • The placement was very good and would recommend to people considering a career in accountancy, the job is not for me but I still thought it was a good experience

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

    • The spirit of team work and people you work with is one of the best parts of the job as there are many friednly and young peopole working at Deloitte

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

    • Support was good

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

    • It depends, some days it was very busy but others it was really dull as they lacked work for us to do- it depends entirely on what happens to be going on at the time i.e what audit deadlines there are etc when you are working in teh service line

    3/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • The placement gave you the same level of responsibility as new graduates, so given the level of knowledge about the subject you are given responsibility howvere it is difficult to be given too much as you obviously lack training

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

    • Some of the work with Excel was useful and I learnt how to use various fuinctions I had not used before but in general it wasnt terribly useful unless you then go into accountancy

    2/5

    The Company

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

    • Very good and positive

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

    • Very well organised

    4/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • You have a three day course of team exercises etc before you enter the office

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

    • Subsidised Canteen
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • If you want to work within accountacny it offers great prospects

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • You work with a number of different fellow placement students and can arrange social events

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

    • Cheaper than London!

    4/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Goodish....

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

    • Had drinks some evenings after work and there were some sports teams that had fixtures which there was potential to get involved in

    4/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

International

November 2009

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