Summer Business Analyst 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
4.6
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The Company
4.3
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The Culture
4.6
- 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
I really enjoyed the placement, it was a great programme, a great introduction to consultancy, and working in a professional environment.
I felt very valued, I was allowed to hold responsibility for my own work over a variety of areas, and was producing material others relied on and that was used directly within the project.
I was given three managers and although at times balancing them was difficult they were all fantatsic. I was given the right level of guidance when material was unclear, but I was also encouraged to take my own inititative and produce work independently.
I had plenty to fill my time, but it was made very clear on a number of occasions that I was not expected to work out of office hours, and when I got caught up in work and stayed later than planned by choice my manger/colleagues would always be making sure I wasn't planning on staying too late and encorage me to go home.
I felt like I was given responsibility for my own areas and that it really was valued, but at no poin did I feel unsupported it was easy to ask for help.
I developed better time management and also the ability to work independently and be more confident in my own decisions. I was exposed to the workings of SAS this was a fantastic opputunity and I had independent use of the tool that will definately assist my studies. I was encourgaed to work in a way that beneffited me and didn't just deliver the quickest answer. A good example was in Excel, I was asked to do some computation I knew I could do it manually as asked or try and write a macro that I didn't have much expierience with, my manager encouraged me to do the latter that was a really useful learnign expieriecne.
The Company
Fantastic, I worked out of town and there was a great social life with nightly meals out and events, in general the people were just really nice and friendly.
It was organised very well.
We spent 8 weeks in total on the internship, the first week was spent in training. I think this was the right amount.
Sports and Social Club
National Travel
Company Parties/Events
Above 25 days holiday
Working from home
I haven't yet been confirmed, but I know I have been recommend for a job pending exit interview.
The Culture
Yes
I worked out of town where it was really cheap, in around the home office when I didn't work from home is much more expensive
Great
Yes, sport, meals out, nights out, etc ...
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
August 2014
