Associate Review
by Deloitte
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
2.1
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The Company
2.2
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The Culture
2.6
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Long hours of repetetive, tedious work with little chance to be creative or solve interesting problems, slightly offset by working with some intelligent and funny colleagues.
The firm has a very heirarchichal structure, and whilst your input will be considered when completing work, you are very much "a resource" - so be prepared to have no control over the projects you work on or the people you work with. You do as your told.
Support was extensive; the quality of the work produced by the firm is always a priority, so ensuring junior members of the team pick up skills quickly is in everyone's interests. Mid-management do seem to care about ensuring you do develop your skill set.
I was in a project based role; this means during a project you have no life outside of the project, having to work extensive amounts of unpaid overtime. Whilst between projects, there's little to do and hardly any support for learning and development.
During projects I had some small responsibilities and you're expected to be a professional at all times. Most of the time you're just following orders, but on occasion you have the chance to take the lead on a project.
I learned a huge deal, although I was fortunate in the projects that I was assigned to; it would be entirely possible to spend a year here and obtain very few transferrable skills. I ensure that I worked hard on the techincal aspects of the job so that I could leave with the skills I needed to secure a better job elsewhere.
The Company
Generally not much going on in the office.
The organisation was universally poor. The recruitment process was unnecessarily longwinded. Most of the work placement administration is handled by a central department which were slow to respond to emails and failed to follow their own processes. I was only sent my onboarding pack (with vital information & contact numbers) a full month after I started.
No real formal training, but lots of on the job learning.
Company Parties/Events
Healthcare/Dental
I was offered a job which I declined.
The Culture
There wasn't much formally organised to promote socialising with other placement students in the firm, but many people did stuff together anyway.
Based in central London, so as expensive as it gets!
Again, central London so many things to do.
There were quite a few nights organised (quiz nights, social gatherings etc).
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Information Technology
London
August 2013
