System Engineering Intern Review

There was a huge amount of variety in the work that they offered, and I was never bored. Everyone in the office was very friendly, and always happy to help.There was a steady flow of challenging work, with excellent support from my manager and colleagues to help me complete the work. I enjoyed the work and I got on well with my colleagues.

Even though I was the placement student, I didn't feel like I was treated like one. The team that I had really valued the work and effort that I put in. In negative situations, I was told I was wrong and had clear explanations, and in positive situations I was commended accordingly.

There was a good amount of support given to my managers, in instances where something was unclear they would explain it. Although, there was a expectation to do work by myself and be left alone to complete it within the time frames, this was good so I could get on with it and did not have to be micro-managed.

Some days were very busy, which could result in long hours, but other days were quite quiet, occasionally leading to boredom

There was a good amount of responsibility that I was given throughout my placement. Essentially after two weeks, I was in charge of managing two processes end-to-end. This meant that people were actively relying on me to provide guidance and information, as well as being the go to person if they had any queries!

I have picked up incredibly useful Microsoft Excel skills, the ability to network effectively and how to work in a corporate environment, interacting with clients and with senior leadership.

When you are in the office you are there to work, of course this depends on your team but make the effort to socialise and attend/organise events outside of the office and things soon liven up.

Excellent Induction week. The training on Excel was incredibly useful for the rest of the internship - something which major accountancy firms (stupidly) don't do! The business challenge gave us insight into Accenture on a larger scale, and provided a great opportunity to get to know the other interns. My only criticism would be the late notice of where we would be working for the rest of the internship, as this limited our ability to plan where we would be for the summer! Overall though, excellent organisation and really well thought through induction week.

The salary was excellent. When working away the accommodation is very nice and the meal allowance generous. The Induction Week training was excellent.

The flexibility within Accenture is extremely generous, and it would be easy to have a varied career whilst only being employed by one company. Extensive training is given to graduates and there is clear progression available. I've no doubt that working for Accenture in the long run would be hard work, but it would be well worth it.

Interns went for regular lunches and drinks together. However working on a project outside of London limits your ability to participate in these events.

London is not cheap, but with an accommodation bonus from the company to help you get started and a very generous pay rate cost of living is not too serious a consideration.

The nightlife in London is fantastic. Not only is there a great variety of music, but there are many things to do apart from clubbing, for example viewing London by night.

There were many socials that I went for with graduates from the company, but apart from the socials, there weren't many events advertised in the office to take part in.