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
4.1
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The Company
4.8
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The Culture
3.9
- 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
Really interesting work, only 9/10 because the work was not always challenging, very sociable colleagues, great learning experience, heavily involved with many different clients/projects.
Support was fantastic both prior and during, made to feel comfortable, all questions were encouraged and answered, support staff went out of their way to help at all times.
Dependant on different departments, always busy in Corporate Tax, Audit time was too often spent waiting for a client response.
Rarely set specific deadlines so had the responsibility to effectively manage my own time. Not too much responsibility as work was always reviewed at every stage so was never working on a final copy.
Will contribute a small amount to the degree I am studying but it was more a valuable insight into my future career and was a fantastic opportunity to get an idea of the tasks I would be doing on a day to day basis.
The Company
Obviously it was a hard working environment where people are often very busy so it was no party. However all colleagues were very sociable so it is easy to have some 'banter'. Also social events were organised almost every week I was there (7 weeks) for drinks/dinner and a couple of sporting social events also. Great social life outside of working hours.
Very impressed with the organisation of the placement, was given an opportunity to particpate in different departments and various different projects.
Very well paid, many social events (all paid for), job opportunity after graduation, a lot of time spent assisting us on a day to day basis.
Sports and Social Club
Financial Bonus
Company Parties/Events
Above 25 days holiday
Chance to apply for a job when the placement is finished to go into after graduation. Can apply for deferred entry so there is opportunity to go travelling before hand, application for job goes straight to partner interview so you don't have to go through the whole application process again.
The Culture
Many people are always up for going for a drink, dinner, sporting events.
Fairly expensive, but cheap/ student accomodation is available.
Good choice of bars and clubs but there are a lot better cities for nightlife.
Many different sporting clubs/matches to attend whilst I was on my placement.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Scotland
August 2010
