Summer Business Analyst Review

by Accenture

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Rating

4.5/5
  • The Role
    4.6
  • The Company
    4.3
  • The Culture
    4.6

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
  • I really enjoyed the placement, it was a great programme, a great introduction to consultancy, and working in a professional environment.

    5/5

  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
  • I felt very valued, I was allowed to hold responsibility for my own work over a variety of areas, and was producing material others relied on and that was used directly within the project.

    5/5

  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
  • I was given three managers and although at times balancing them was difficult they were all fantatsic. I was given the right level of guidance when material was unclear, but I was also encouraged to take my own inititative and produce work independently.

    5/5

  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
  • I had plenty to fill my time, but it was made very clear on a number of occasions that I was not expected to work out of office hours, and when I got caught up in work and stayed later than planned by choice my manger/colleagues would always be making sure I wasn't planning on staying too late and encorage me to go home.

    5/5

  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
  • I felt like I was given responsibility for my own areas and that it really was valued, but at no poin did I feel unsupported it was easy to ask for help.

    3/5

  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
  • I developed better time management and also the ability to work independently and be more confident in my own decisions. I was exposed to the workings of SAS this was a fantastic opputunity and I had independent use of the tool that will definately assist my studies. I was encourgaed to work in a way that beneffited me and didn't just deliver the quickest answer. A good example was in Excel, I was asked to do some computation I knew I could do it manually as asked or try and write a macro that I didn't have much expierience with, my manager encouraged me to do the latter that was a really useful learnign expieriecne.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
  • Fantastic, I worked out of town and there was a great social life with nightly meals out and events, in general the people were just really nice and friendly.

    5/5

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

    5/5

  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
  • We spent 8 weeks in total on the internship, the first week was spent in training. I think this was the right amount.

    5/5

  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
  • Sports and Social Club

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Above 25 days holiday

    Working from home

    5/5

  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
  • I haven't yet been confirmed, but I know I have been recommend for a job pending exit interview.

    4/5

    The Culture

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

    5/5

  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
  • I worked out of town where it was really cheap, in around the home office when I didn't work from home is much more expensive

    5/5

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

    5/5

  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
  • Yes, sport, meals out, nights out, etc ...

    5/5

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Internship (1 Month+)

London

August 2014


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