Summer Vacation Student Review

by Deloitte

Best Student Employer

This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.

Rating

4.3/5
  • The Role
    4.3
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    4.4

    The Role

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

    • Great support network, the 7 weeks flew by!

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

    • Everyone took the time to introduce themselves.

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

    • Everyone invested time into explaining how to do the work so that we were clear of what we needed to do and any questions were welcomed and answered straight away.

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

    • Varied depending on which department, there was some downtime but we were given research presentations to work on in the downtime.

    4/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • Generally performed the work of a new graduate.

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

    • Plenty of practice in writing presentations and communication skills as well as learning to work in a team.

    5/5

    The Company

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

    • My placement was whilst a lot of people were at college or on holiday but the atmosphere in the office was still reall good.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • There was someone in each department involved with making sure we knew where we needed to be each week.

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

    • They were willing to send me out to surveys or into meetings that would be interesting and help with personal development.

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

    • Subsidised Canteen

    Sports and Social Club

    Company Parties/Events
    4/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Have applied for a graduate position with them, outcome pending.

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • There was an induction week before we started where we got to know each other, creating a great social scene during the placement.

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

    • There were some expensive places immediately by the office however there were also some reasonable places in the same area as well as cheaper places to go within a few minutes walk.

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

    • Many places to visit and met some great people on the placement so socialise with.

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

    • There are quite a few sports opportunities available outside of work however you had to enquire into them to find out about them.

    3/5
    Report this review

Details

Internship (1 Month+)

East of England

August 2012

View More Reviews
View More Jobs