Tesco Finance Intern Review
by Tesco plc
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
4.3
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The Company
3.7
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The Culture
3.8
- 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
I was given my own project working as a financial analyst for their bakery project, not only was my work useful to the company but I worked with great people along the way!
Everyone was very friendly and I had the CEO of Euphorium congratulate me on my project and comment on how it was an integral prototype for the future of the business.
The line managers were very supportive and we had weekly meetings to discuss progress and often met up during the week to talk about specific things, we were in constant contact. However, it was often hard to contact the course managers and organisation was poor at time. However, this was the first internship Tesco have done so it was bound to be slightly less structured than other internships.
It was a classic 9-5 job however you would find yourself staying until 6 or 7 on especially busy days and the hours during the day went very quickly when there were lots of tasks to be done.
I was purely in control of my project and they used the information I produced to decide upon whether to carry on or discontinue particular lines if profit margins were too low, leaving me with a lot of responsibility on my shoulders!
The internship allowed me to relate my studies at university to management accounting techniques in practice and develop an understanding of which theories can be coordinated into everyday business.
The Company
Fun, bubbly and constant communication between departments. A few practical jokes too!
It was well organised considering it was a first internship scheme offered by Tesco
There was a lot of time and effort put into the internship scheme and the investment they made was hopefully returned by the work completed when I was here.
Flexi Time
Subsidised Canteen
Subsidised/Company Gym
National Travel
Company Parties/Events
Staff Sales/Staff Shop
Working from home
Tesco boasts a great place to work and is the top 10 for UK graduate employment oppurtunities.
The Culture
I met some great people on the internship and every week there would be a get together in London either in the format of a informal meal or night out.
I was living from home so it was cheaper for me, to socialise it was very expensive as the only places to go tended to be in London central.
Central London so expensive, but good!
There was plenty of sport and Tesco encouraged it if you were interested often letting you go early from work if you were passionate about something.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting, Advertising, Retail Banking, Banking, Purchasing and Supply, Retail, Sales
London
August 2013
