Associate Review

by Grant Thornton

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Rating

2.8/5
  • The Role
    3.0
  • The Company
    2.5
  • The Culture
    3.0

    The Role

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

    • My particular role was pretty dull and repetitive, and was completely compliance based which is not what I was looking for. I realised very early this was not the job for me.

    1/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • My team valued my contributions.

    4/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • If I had any questions they were answered and my manager encouraged me to meet with other people in the business to see where I might fit.

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

    • Constantly had work to do, which was not the case across all of my peers.

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

    • Worked in a small team so I was responsible for quite a bit.

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

    • Learnt a lot about what was in offer and what I'm looking for from a career, which was helpful. The technical knowledge I learned will probably never be used though.

    3/5

    The Company

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

    • My team was quiet but friendly, varied across teams

    3/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • Felt as though we were bolted on to the graduates but only attended half the induction, had an official induction months into the placement.

    2/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • Sent on technical courses in order for me to do my job.

    3/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Company Parties/Events

    Travel loan
    2/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • If you want to be an accountant, they're great. It's just not what I want to do.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    • Pretty good, made friends. Didn't go out with them that often though.

    3/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • It's central London, what do you expect.

    1/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Again, it's central London, what do you expect?

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

    • There were some I wasn't particularly aware of them though and they weren't heavily advertised.

    3/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting

London

November 2016

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