Programme Management Intern Review

I thoroughly enjoyed my experience at Accenture. Everyone was very friendly and helpful plus as some many interns are taking on in one go, you make friends with your colleagues very easily and have a wealth of people to go to for advice.

There was good team spirit and they helped me learn along the way. I sometimes had to work late in the evenings, but it was always appreciated by the team and managers.

At first, I didn't understand any of the acronyms or systems, but they were always willing to answer any questions and so I was able to pick up the job pretty quickly. They always found time to help out.

Days started at about 9:30 and finished at about 6:30. Some days finished at about 8:30/9 and I had to work on a couple of Saturdays. There were two weeks of program shutdown which was quiet.

I was working on some crucial projects and so I was given a fair amount of responsibility. I was given the same targets as the rest of the team.

I have learnt so many skills that i will use for the rest of my life. The whole experience has been a huge eye opener and one of the best decisions i have ever made.

Accenture are very big on ensuring their employees are motivated from buying chocolates. cakes etc to training and ensuring that employees receive feedback on their work.

The same representatives were in touch with us from before we joined through towards the end of the placement and they could be contacted about anything and would point us in the right direction. They also organised the induction week, the socials and all the HR paper work.

The main training we received was how to do presentations, how to communicate and how to use excel. All other skills were learnt whilst on the job - although these were incredible useful especially as you are surrounded by such estate individuals.

Future employment prospects are very appealing. There is a huge financial incentive plus the fact that i know what the organisation is about and tips for getting ahead now that i have spent some time there.

There a dozens of socials organised throughout the year and with so many interns taken on, it is guaranteed that you will make friends with someone and you will all have lots to talk about as you are all in the same boat.

Central London is obviously very expensive but the pay is high for an internship and you get to go on a lot of company socials.

London has an amazing night life no matter what type of music or scene you like - if anything, you would struggle to get through all the night life during the time span of the internship.

Each project has a 'Life@' team which are responsible for keeping communication going throughout the account. This involves organising socials, sending out newsletters, organising account updates and so forth. This is mainly run by analysts so they love interns getting involves. This can also be done on a wider level through the different networks in the organisation.