Finance Intern Review

by Morrisons

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Rating

3.7/5
  • The Role
    3.6
  • The Company
    3.6
  • The Culture
    4.0

    The Role

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

    • It was good fun, my first experience of real work. Lots of after work activites, getting pay slips and free food :)

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

    • The team was all really friendly. I was really worried and scared at first, but by the end of the first week everyone had made me feel so settle and friendly I was going to miss them over the weekend!

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

    • He fired over work through emails and then I'd normally find him for a few mins just checking I understand what he wants

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

    • Really quite busy actually, I had my own work and then various people in the team use to try and shift work onto me so they could chill out a bit

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

    • All the work that was handed down from various team members was obviously pretty important work, however I'm sure everything was then checked over

    3/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • Really good - IT skills have shot up, along with my CV having more justification for good IT skills CV obviously boosted The work helped extend my studies to real life projects

    4/5

    The Company

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

    • Everyone was really friendly and really chatty. Some people were away on my first week when I was getting introduced to people, but they all came over and introduced themselves to me

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

    • The work was stuctured, and lots of people in the team handed work down to me Induction in the first week and company drinks on my first Friday

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

    • Not much really, just a few induction presentations and then mostly working on the job

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

    • Company Parties/Events
    1/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • Got a job offer with them and lots of contracts :)

    5/5

    The Culture

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

    • Everyone in the team use to go out and get smashed on Friday, it was awesome!

    4/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • Sheffield is so cheap!

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

    • Sheffield, so there was quite a few clubs but all the students were on summer so I don't think it was a busy as it normally is

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

    • There wasn't many team based acitivites, but you make friends in the firm and then go out with them

    3/5
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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Accounting

North East

November 2012

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