Intern Review

by North Highland

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Rating

4/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.2
  • The Culture
    3.3

    The Role

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

    • Extremely enjoyable, a highly rated year long placement

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

    • A great family atmosphere built on company GENS that can be seen and promoted throughout. The Families structure helps the growing firm maintain its small company feel.

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

    • You are assigned a Counselling Manager (CM) who oversees your overall progress, works with you to achieve your objectives, choose what training will be suited to you and is a point of contact for any professional queries you have. You are also assigned an Engagement Lead (EL) for each client role you take, these are in place to provide support and guidance for that particular engagement. The company as a whole is very feedback focused and runs 'roundtables' twice a year where your CM, EL's and any feedback collected from the 360 hour (an hour company gives feedback on one another) comes together to give you a performance rating

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

    • At times you can be extremely busy, sometime you can not have much on your plate, but this is the nature of the job and definitely builds very strong skills in managing work loads and prioritising different tasks

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

    • You are regarding as an analyst which really shows through, you have the opportunity to take on as much responsibility as you which, this may involve taking on internal initiatives or looking for different ways to add value on client site. North Highland definitely support you in anything you wish to do

    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 can see a number of the skills gained being applied to my degree, and I think the work will definitely help my degree however the main value in the skills gained however is for a professional not academic environment

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • It's such a fun office, we have pick n mix, ping pong table, table football a pet tortoise the list goes on. One of the key GEMS to the company is personality allowed and this is extremely visible in the office

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

    • Very well organised, as expected in consulting you can be working on a number of different projects but the scheduling here is very effective, they work to find roles that suit your skills and you are interested in.

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

    • In terms of training there is an academy (made up of analysts and consultants) training curriculum which you work your way through, in your own time, during the year

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

    • Financial Bonus

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I have a closing interview shortly but I am very hopeful for receiving a job offer

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • We had 5 interns altogether, I personally feel they could take on more but nevertheless it was a great bunch to be around

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

    • London is extremely expensive, but its going to be the same wherever you go, you just have to be careful with what you spend

    2/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • There's some great bars around Covent Garden, perfect for after work drinks

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

    • As previously mentioned there is always a wealth of opportunities at this firm

    5/5
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Placement (10 Months+)

London

June 2014

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