Finance Intern Review

by Virgin Media O2

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • Day to Day activities can include providing Financial reports and relevant commentary, forecasting, budget updates and more. Interacting with your immediate teams, wider team, stakeholders and the wider business. There is also plenty of project work to get involved in which can be done alongside your usual day-to-day role.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have had a great opportunity to develop lots of existing soft skills at university, such as presentation skills and problem solving. The nature of the role really allows you to grow and improve on things you may not be confident in. There is also lots of opportunities to learn new skills as well with lots of training and development sessions available, including the companies systems and general learning.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • Throughout my placement I have been given a great level of responsibility which has really helped push my development. The work I am doing is stretching and feels 'value add'. There is also the opportunity to increase responsibilities as you grow in confidence by taking on a wider scope of work.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I have felt supported in every task throughout the last year. Everyone is always happy to run through queries or provide support where necessary.


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
  • 5/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The company culture is great. The 'dress code' is very relaxed and there is lots of activities going on to get involved in. Work Life Balance is very important and respected so you can maintain your wellbeing alongside your job.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I have thoroughly enjoyed my placement and would highly recommend it to anyone thinking of applying. The roles are great for development, the support in the company is unmatched and it has been really enjoyable.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations
  • 5/5

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Virgin Media O2
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Virgin Media O2 to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Virgin Media O2
  • Always be yourself!


    Report this review

Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Financial Management, Accounting

South East

May 2023


View More Reviews