Scholar Placement Review

by Deloitte

Best Student Employer

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Rating

4/5
  • About You
    4.3
  • The Company
    3.9
  • Everything Else
    4.0

    About You

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy the insight?

    • I really enjoyed the insight, I felt working in London was exhausting but extremely exciting due to the diversity of business experience available

    4/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued during your time at the company or firm?

    • I felt valued, it was lovely to receive good feedback and to be asked to keep in contact with my final manager.

    5/5
  • 3. How much guidance/support did you receive during the insight?

    • I was encouraged to ask questions which were always answered as quickly and in as much depth as was possible

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

    • The work was quite different from my degree studies of politics, but I really developed universal skills such as communication and analysis. Industry specific skills of accountancy were also enhanced.

    4/5

    The Company

  • 5. How well structured was the insight?

    • Very well - split into a two week placement with one client and a single week with another - just enough time to gain a real insight into each entity.

    5/5
  • 6. How was the general atmosphere during your insight?

    • Really exciting, helpful, supportive and not as competitive as I had imagined

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

    • I felt valued and was given quite a lot of responsibility for certain procedures which I would be confident to repeat if I worked on a similar job in the future

    3/5
  • 8. To what extent did the insight help you to understand what it would be like to have a full time role with the company or firm?

    • To a great extent, particularly as I had worked for Deloitte before, I felt I was treated as an equal to the other employees on the audit team

    4/5
  • 9. How much did the insight help you in understanding the company culture?

    • A great deal, particularly as I was invited to extra curricular events and told about their charitable/ 'green' work - a very varied and interesting culture was introduced to me

    5/5
  • 10. How valuable was the content in helping you to decide on your future career path?

    • It was extremely valuable and defied a number of expectations I (along with many I have spoken to) have about accountancy.

    5/5

    Everything Else

  • 11. Were you paid or reimbursed adequately for this experience?

    • I was paid

  • 12. Were there opportunities for networking and meeting other employees of the company or firm?

    • Yes plenty, networking and gaining new clients seems to be a central part of Deloitte's work ethic

    4/5
  • 13. How were the networking/ social event opportunities?

    • Many - meals with clients, lunches with new starters etc.

    4/5
  • 14. Did you find out about activities that employees can get involved in outside of work?

    • Yes, I think I was working with a particularly sporty team as I was told about many of the sporting and charitable activities Deloitte supports

    4/5
  • 15. Would you recommend this insight to a friend?

    • Definitely, if they were prepared for challenging yet interesting and diverse work

    4/5
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Details

Insight / Vacation Scheme (< 4 Weeks)

Accounting, Business Operations, Audit

London

October 2014

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