Finance Intern Review

by Virgin Media O2

Rating

4.9/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • I review and consolidate both capex and opex spend/costs. This way ensuring we are meeting targets, budgets and forecasts throughout the year on a monthly basis.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I've learnt new technical skills e.g. Essbase, Oracle and Advanced Excel. Also, some soft skills I've learnt include stake holder management, presentation and organisation.


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • I was definitely given a lot of responsibility, however, you can be in control of how much you receive.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • Plenty of support including a line manager, head of year, head of department, director and future careers committee. Not to mention a cohort of 45 finance interns and graduates.


  • 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 very welcoming of all backgrounds and personalities. They strive for culture fits when hiring which is demonstrable through the consistency of smoothly operating teams.


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

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

  • 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 greatly enjoyed/appreciated the placement. It gave me opportunities to grow professionally and personally.


  • 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
  • Be yourself, be confident and be open to learning!


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Accounting, Financial Management

South East

May 2024


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