Analyst Review

The internship was well organised with a great training week/ business challenge at the beginning. The social events were all fun and they were willing to spend money on them. The other interns were all really friends and a good diversity of people both in terms of ages, with school leavers, industrial placements and graduates on three different schemes, but also in terms of background and ethnic diversity, something which Accenture is keen to promote. The work started slowly with little responsibility given initially, this was frustrating at first however once I’d been able to prove myself then I was given a lot more responsibility, to the point of running my own meetings (internally, not with clients). In general everyone seemed to enjoy themselves apart from a couple of people (out of 50). They found it difficult to switch projects but not impossible and both did in the end.

Initially due to the work I was given I didn’t feel particularly valued, however by the end you could recognise that the role of an analyst is crucial in supporting senior members. My team was always willing to hear my point of view.

On the first day we had a talk by the UK Managing Director, we also had a panel with numerous Senior Execs. In that respect we were exposed to the top UK management. In my project I had high exposure to my manager, this doesn’t always happen, as I worked 1-on-1 with them I was lucky in getting frequent advice/support, especially if I asked/questioned the work we were doing.

Ebbs and flows. The nature of an analysts role is that sometimes you will have very little to do, at other times you’ll get given something at 5 and have to finish it before you leave. Your hours/work load totally depends on the project you’re on. The better you are, and the more you prove yourself the more work you will get.

Work I was doing was sent straight to subject matter experts and senior executives. After I’d proven myself they were happy to give me more responsibility,if you can do the work of a consultant then they’ll give it to you as it then gives consultants more time/capacity to do other work.

The skills you learn at university are more likely to help you in business than the other way around, e.g. being able to research, manage your time, write well, understand data. The skills you learn on your internship however will help you with future work and interviews. Being able to talk in a commercial manner and understand how different clients and big organisations like Accenture work are very useful skills.

Once you get used to hot desking it's good.

Well organised, lots of socials. Slight issues with placing everyone at the start.

Very little. One week out of nine, in an unrelated area.

Undecided. Some will love it, some will hate it, others will be undecided. It's a good company if you can place yourself well and in interesting areas. If not you can end up on some boring roles.

Once you start getting to know people.

London is expensive.

What you make of it.

Maybe if you look into it, but it's not obvious