Accounting Intern Review
at Legal & General
Internship (1 Month+)
Accounting
Cardiff
Review Submitted: August 2023
Overall Rating
4.6 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Accounting intern in the strategic cost management team. Monthly board reporting, board reporting, cost optimisation, cost allocation.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Given a fair amount of responsibility, first month more learning monthly processes and then doing more tasks in the second month. Taking on solo projects
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Excel, PowerBI, communication, public speaking
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
A lot of support and guidance from my manager, team and future talent team.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very good company culture, everyone is very friendly and relaxed especially in the Cardiff office.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Really enjoyed the internship great experience of a workplace environment and introduction to working in finance.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Legal & General
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Legal & General to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Legal & General
Research role and company before assessment centres and interview.
