HR Internship Review

The internship was organised extremely well, and the work I was doing was interesting, relevant and fulfilling. I enjoyed every aspect of my internship: the environment, the people, the work itself, the opportunities I was given, and the feedback/development/help available to me. I have already recommended Accenture to my friends!

I was able to learn about the company, the department I was working in, how the different areas of the business fit together, and worked on real(!) tasks to help address real problems, making me feel valued and appreciated. As I spent more time in the office, I was able to take on extra responsibility from different members of staff.

My manager was more than I could have hoped for. I arrived to a detailed plan of the tasks I would be working on, which developed as the time went on. I had ample support from my manager, team and wider staff network. I was able to have weekly catch-ups to see how I was getting on, and had a mid-point, more 'official' review of my progress.

Until the last week I was lucky to have the perfect balance between enough-but-not-too-much work. I was also in control of my workload, in that I had deadlines to meet, but several tasks at once to be working on simultaneously. This meant I felt completely in control of what I was doing.

All my tasks were to be used in future work/reviews - so while I was independently running/completing most of these, I still felt extremely valued and appreciated the high level of responsibility I was given. Some pieces of work were even sent to MDs, and one piece of work I was asked to present at a training event.

I was able to work on my organisational/multi-tasking skills as well as the more practical skills I learnt, such as excel/powerpoint. My confidence and communication skills have been hugely impacted - I now feel comfortable presenting to rooms of people! While some of these may not influence my studies, they will be extremely useful when I rejoin the company.

As there are a lot of work-from-home opportunities, the office was quiet on some days in the week (not helped by the summer season being primetime for holidays!), however everyone in the office was friendly, helpful and supportive. It was also incredibly easy to be able to contact anyone I needed by phone or email.

The only fault was that on the very first day, the induction was not as seamless for members of my internship scheme as it was for members of the main internship scheme in terms of content. This was partially due to the imbalance in numbers (4:80) and also due to the fact the scheme I was on was being run for the first time. Everything else was faultless.

I was given help whenever I needed it, weekly progress one-on-one meetings with my manager, and a fully comprehensive, mid-internship progress review. After completion of my internship, I was able to receive full feedback from a variety of staff members I had worked with, before finding out whether I would be offered the graduate position.

I can't wait to accept my offer and return to the company next year. The internship placement was more than I could have hoped for - I didn't think it would be possible to be this excited about work! I know that I will receive excellent training, endless opportunities, and be surrounded by the best people.

London = expensive. I lived at home, and socialising was at (paid-for) events.